El Niño speeds climate crisis and tests Latin America’s food security
Global Voicesby Connectas·15h ago
This article by Fabiola Chambi first appeared in CONNECTAS, in Spanish, on September 2, 2026. An edited version is being republished on Global Voices under a content partnership agreement.
Africa’s governments already treat the internet as protest infrastructure. Its courts have not caught up
Global Voicesby Ephraim Percy Kenyanito·1d ago
This piece is part of Global Voices’ September 2026 Spotlight series, “Protest in Democracy.” With this Spotlight, we seek to explore the many forms of protest, the tactics states use to...
Digital hopes, real power: From connection to collective action
Global Voicesby Jillian C. York·1d ago
This article was originally published by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) on April 30, 2026, and an edited version is republished here with permission.
Young people are bridging the climate divide for Oceania and the Caribbean
Global Voicesby Guest Contributor·2d ago
By Adele Roeder, Orit Novak, Chelsea Adams and Zahiris P. Francisco This article was originally published by Future Forward Australia on May 10, 2026.
Too young to run, old enough to protest: West Africa’s unfinished democratic bargain
Global Voicesby Adesewa Olofinko·3d ago
This post is part of Global Voices’ September 2026 Spotlight series, “Protest in Democracy.” With this Spotlight, we seek to explore the many forms of protest, the tactics states use to...
How a farmers’ protest in Bucharest was inflated online, then hijacked
Global Voicesby Guest Contributor·5d ago
This post by Matei Vrabie and Calin Georgia of Funky Citizens, a Romanian NGO working at the intersection of good governance and active citizenship, Protest in Democracy.” With this spotlight, we...
How Cambodia’s law on ‘freedom parks’ curtailed people’s right to protest
Global Voicesby Mong Palatino·6d ago
This post is part of Global Voices’ September 2026 Spotlight series, “Protest in Democracy.” With this Spotlight, we seek to explore the many forms of protest, the tactics states use to...
The sound of resistance
Global Voicesby Sydney Allen·6d ago
This post is part of Global Voices’ September 2026 Spotlight series, “Protest in Democracy.” With this Spotlight, we seek to explore the many forms of protest, the tactics states use to...
West-to-east energy, east-to-west computing: The Uyghur costs of China’s digital order
Global Voicesby Asiye Uyghur·7d ago
This post is part of Global Voices’ October 2026 Spotlight series, “Big Tech and Authoritarianism.” In this Spotlight, we explore how Big Tech facilitates and hinders authoritarian governments and...
In Brazil’s capital, residents grow their own heat-fighting solutions
Global Voicesby Dialogue Earth·8d ago
This story by Lobato Felizola was originally published on Dialogue Earth’s website on July 14, 2026. It is republished here under a partnership agreement with Global Voices, with edits.
Who can speak on behalf of the people? The new frontiers of protest in the Sahel
Global Voicesby Jean Sovon·8d ago
This post is part of Global Voices’ September 2026 Spotlight series, “Protest in Democracy.” With this Spotlight, we seek to explore the many forms of protest, the tactics states use to...
When the right to protest remains, but demonstrating comes at a price
Global Voicesby Elmira Lyapina·9d ago
This post is part of Global Voices’ September 2026 Spotlight series, “Protest in Democracy.” With this Spotlight, we seek to explore the many forms of protest, the tactics states use to...
When telcos shut down the internet, they shut down protests for the government
Global Voicesby Ranking Digital Rights·10d ago
This post is part of Global Voices’ September 2026 Spotlight series, “Protest in Democracy.” With this Spotlight, we seek to explore the many forms of protest, the tactics states use to...
Bye-bye, Birdie: The Calypso King of the World dies at 91
Global Voicesby Janine Mendes-Franco·10d ago
Around 4:00 p.m. Trinidad and Tobago time on Sunday, September 27, the announcement that calypso legend The Mighty Sparrow had prognosticated in song for decades, finally came.
After five years of war, how do Ukrainian small businesses survive?
Global Voicesby Nevena Borisova·10d ago
The war in Ukraine, with its multiple effects, has been taking its toll on various sectors, and small businesses are not immune.
Beyond protest: Mob violence and the struggle for institutional response in Bangladesh
Global Voicesby Maksuda Akter·10d ago
This post is part of Global Voices’ September 2026 Spotlight series, “Protest in Democracy.” With this Spotlight, we seek to explore the many forms of protest, the tactics states use to...
‘We cannot take it anymore’: Haiti’s informal vendors protest over gang warfare
Global Voicesby Jude Pierre Louis·11d ago
This post is part of Global Voices’ September 2026 Spotlight series, “Protest in Democracy.” With this spotlight, we seek to explore the many forms of protest, the tactics states use to...
What #EndSARS left behind in Nigeria: A generation caught between protest, politics, and departure
Global Voicesby Guest Contributor·11d ago
This post by Cali-Dibang Nshua is part of Global Voices’ September 2026 Spotlight series, “Protest in Democracy.” With this Spotlight, we seek to explore the many forms of protest, the tactics...
An exiled Myanmar journalist’s story: Echoing public’s voice and resilience
Global Voicesby Exile Hub·12d ago
Exile Hub is one of Global Voices’ partners in Southeast Asia, emerging in response to the 2021 coup in Myanmar, and focusing on empowering journalists and human rights defenders.
Movement from behind your gadget
Global Voicesby Juliana Harsianti·13d ago
This post is part of Global Voices’ September 2026 Spotlight series, “Protest in Democracy.” With this Spotlight, we seek to explore the many forms of protest, the tactics states use to...
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