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Why tech giants must do more for African language inclusion
About 523 of the 3000 dying and endangered languages that will become extinct in the world by the end of the 21st century are spoken in Africa.
Meet the third generation of Mayan languages digital activism fellows!
The third cohort of the ADLM Program are speakers of the Yucatec Mayan, Ch'ol, Tseltal and Tsotsil languages.
The Global Coalition for Language Rights: A space for language justice
Half of the world's languages are endangered. One new prize champions language justice by awarding language activists from across the world the Language Rights Defenders Award.
An activist translates Minecraft, manga, and Harry Potter from Russian into the Chuvash language
Recently, interest in Indigenous languages has intensified in some republics of Russia. Communities appear on various social media, helping to learn languages and use them in everyday life.
Getting to know Andria Piciau: A Q&A with a Sardinian language activist
Europe's linguistic diversity is increasingly finding a home online. Rising Voices’ @EuroDigitalLang campaign showcases narratives from language activists such as Andria Piciau, who will be sharing digital initiatives working with the Sardinian language.
“Greetings from…” Oratile Olivia, a Setswana language digital activist from South Africa
Rising Voices invites you to join us for the fifth episode of the "Greetings From..." series with this piece featuring Setswana language digital activist Oratile Olivia from South Africa.
“Greetings from…” Surajo Teete, a Fulfulde language digital activist from Nigeria
Rising Voices invites you to join us for the fourth episode of the "Greetings From..." series with this piece featuring Fulfulde language digital activist Surajo Teete from Nigeria.
“Greetings from…” Siya Masuku, an isiZulu language digital activist from South Africa
Rising Voices invites you to join us for the third episode of the "Greetings From..." series with this piece featuring isiZulu language digital activist Siya Masuku from South Africa.
“Greetings from…” Lucy Iwuala, an Igbo language digital activist from Nigeria
Rising Voices invites you to join us for the second episode of the "Greetings From..." series with this piece featuring Igbo language digital activist Lucy Iwuala from Nigeria.
“Greetings from…” Umasoye, an Ekpeye language digital activist from Nigeria
Rising Voices invites you to join us for the premiere of the "Greetings From..." series with an episode featuring Ekpeye language digital activist Umasoye from Nigeria.
Discrimination against Nubians in pop culture and media
Nubians grapple with the harmful impact of stereotyping in media, causing feelings of invisibility, exclusion, and self-censorship. This in turn marginalize them and obscure their cultural contributions and expression.
Iraqi Assyrians struggle for freedom of expression amid political and extremist threats
Ongoing oppression, ethnic and sectarian conflicts, and political unrest have greatly reduced the Middle East's Assyrian community, endangering their 3000-year-old Assyrian language in its native Middle Eastern home.
ⵉⵏⵉⴳ ⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵏ ⵙ ⵓⴷⵔⴰⵡ ⵓⵖⵔⵉⵎ ⵣⵉ ⵓⵙⵙⴷⵓⵙ ⵏ ⵉⵣⵔⴼⴰⵏ ⵏⵏⵙⵏ ⵉⵙⵏⵉⵍⵙⵏ ⴳ ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ
ⴰⵣⵔⴰⴽ ⵏ ⵉⵣⵔⴼⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵙⵏⵉⵍⵙⵏ ⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵏ ⴳ ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⴷⵓⵙ ⴰⵙⵢⵉⵡⵏ ⴰⵏⴰⵎⵓⵏ, ⴰⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⴰⵡⵙ ⵉⵎⵙⵍⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵏ ⵅⴼ ⵓⵎⵙⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵙ ⵜⵍⴻⵍⵍⵉ ⵅⴼ ⵜⵎⴰⴳⵉⵜ ⴷ ⵜⴷⵍⵙⴰ ⵏⵏⵙⵏ, ⵉⵍⵍⵉ ⵢⴰⴽⴽⴰⵏ ⵜⴰⵎⵔⵏⵉⵡⵜ ⴳ ⵓⴷⵔⴰⵡ ⵓⵖⵔⵉⵎ. (Amazigh translation of the English translation)