Screenshot of the Ikorodu Bois from CNN spotlight. Nigeria’s “Ikorodu Bois”: Babatunde Sanni, Muiz Sanni, Malik Sanni, and Fawas Aina became a social media sensations following their ingenious methods of video production. The teenagers’ approach of par…
A new era of politics begins in Sri Lanka
Entrance to the presidential residence and the central bank, a former ‘high security zone,’ now bears the mark of the demands of the protesters. Image by Amalini via Twitter, used with permission. This post was first published by Sri Lankan jurist, aut…
The Caribbean’s ‘looming’ food security storm suddenly seems more threatening
Agricultural land for sale in Trinidad and Tobago, 2007. Rising land prices may also be a deterrent to those considering entering the agriculture industry. Photo by Georgia Popplewell on Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. With the Atlantic hurricane season progr…
The southern Caribbean prepares for a tropical storm
Screenshot of satellite image taken from the YouTube video “Tropical Storm Bonnie 2022 will form within the Next 24 Hours.” It’s not even the end of June, yet, if you were to go by the current weather patterns across the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Se…
Understanding the damaging effects of Russian propaganda against NATO and Kosovo
Mustafa Xaja from Kosovo in 1999 and 2021. Images based on screenshots from a famous photo taken during the Kosovo War and from a video interview by T7 TV. “NATO’s intervention in the Kosovo war was not fair.” This is the narrative that Russian and Ser…
Malaysian lawyers behind ‘walk for judicial independence’ facing police probe
Lawyers during the ‘walk for judicial independence.’ Photo from the Twitter post of Malaysian Bar. The police have summoned leaders of the Malaysian Bar Council for their role in organizing the “walk for judicial independence.” On June 17, around 500 l…
Meet the team behind the Bangkok Pride Parade
Organizers of the Naruemit Pride Parade pose for photos in Bangkok on June 6. Photo from Prachatai This article by Teeranai Charuvastra was originally published by Prachatai, an independent news site in Thailand, and an edited version is republished by…
In a post-COVID workplace, is a ‘professional’ dress code still relevant?
Illustration credits © Galina Hasanova, used with permission. The author would like to acknowledge the contribution of Megan Smith, Thalia Trinidad, and Rigoberto Melgar-Melgar in the conceptualization and production of this piece. In the two years sin…
Timor-Leste journalists challenge restrictions and assert their right to question China’s foreign minister
Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta (left) and China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) during a press briefing. Photo from the Facebook page of Ramos-Horta Local journalists challenged restrictions and asserted their right to qu…