Nigeria’s Dambe is evolving. Its communities should not be left behind
Global Voicesby Guest Contributor31 Aug 2026
By Nshua Cali-Dibang As Dambe fighters gather for a contest, the scene can look like a simple fight.
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top 39%Nepal floods: Reporter’s diary, August 27, 2026
Global Voicesby Nepali Times31 Aug 2026
This story, written by photojournalist Suman Nepali, was originally published in Nepali Times on August 28, 2026.
How Croatian communities are taking on planned poultry slaughterhouses
Global Voicesby Harrison Budak31 Aug 2026
Sisak, a city known for its manufacturing industry and for operating the second largest oil refinery in Croatia, has been receiving an unusual amount of media coverage about chickens.
China’s fertility crisis is evidence of its modernization success
Global Voicesby Lina Ma30 Aug 2026
Grace answered the phone at 10:30 p.m. Beijing time, after another 12-hour workday. “I can’t rely on anyone else,” she told me.
The devastating impact of copper and cobalt mining pollution in Lualaba, DRC
Global Voicesby Laura29 Aug 2026
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), about 1,500 students and 68 staff members at the Galaxy School in Kolwezi breathe in some of the most polluted air ever recorded in this region.
Haiti’s security crisis forces displacement and relocation
Global Voicesby Jude Pierre Louis29 Aug 2026
Haiti’s Centre Department (Plateau Central) lies between the West Departments and the Great North of the country, covering an area of about 3,487 square kilometres (about 2,166 square miles).
Venezuela’s earthquakes leave children facing trauma, displacement and food insecurity
Global Voicesby Omarela Depablos28 Aug 2026
This article is as part of the Special Coverage “Inside Venezuela’s Earthquake Disaster,” where we examine the aftermath of the earthquakes, share stories from the ground, and explore the human...
China’s new cotton law deepens control over Uyghur farmers’ land and labor
Global Voicesby Asiye Uyghur28 Aug 2026
This post is part of Global Voices’ August 2026 Spotlight series, “Indigenous Rights.” This series offers insight into the lives and experiences of Indigenous peoples to build connections across...
The day after the central Nepal flood
Global Voicesby Nepali Times27 Aug 2026
This story, written by Kunda Dixit, was originally published in Nepali Times. A slightly edited version is republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement.
How Buryat fashion designer Oksana Alkhunsaeva stitched her life back together in Russia
Global Voicesby Daria Dergacheva27 Aug 2026
This article was first published in Russian by online Russian media Potok and Novaya Vkladka on May 11, 2026.
Thousands of little penguins will be vaccinated against bird flu down under
Global Voicesby Kevin Rennie26 Aug 2026
The arrival of H5N1 bird flu in Australia presents serious challenges, especially for wildlife. While bird flu has been plaguing the rest of the world for years, Australia had been free of the...
In Cameroon, before the scroll, there was the dance floor
Global Voicesby GV Sub-Saharan Africa26 Aug 2026
By Julienne Honba Every holiday season, young people from Ebolowa in . In Ebolowa, Cameroon, it is already late when the music finally gets loud. Loud enough to draw people toward the dance floor.
Mozambique: Women, capulana dresses, and police violence stand out at Nampula protests
Global Voicesby Liam Anderson25 Aug 2026
Days before April 7, Mozambican Women’s Day, women protestors took to the streets of Nampula city protesting over Mozambiquan first lady Gueta Chapo’s failure to deliver on promises to give out...
Indigenous leaders face criminal charges for setting up anti-mining barricades in the Philippines
Global Voicesby Mong Palatino25 Aug 2026
This post is part of Global Voices’ August 2026 Spotlight series, “Indigenous Rights.” This series offers insight into the lives and experiences of Indigenous peoples to build connections across...
Support Global Voices Spotlight: Protest in democracy
Global Voicesby Global Voices Announcements24 Aug 2026
Protest is a fundamental right, a form of free expression, and a critical means of expressing dissent.
How changing diets are creating new markets for Africa’s Indigenous crops
Global Voicesby Bird21 Aug 2026
This story was written by Bonface Orucho and originally published by Bird Story Agency on July 28, 2026. This revised version is republished below as part of a content-sharing agreement.
‘Indigenous languages and cultures are surviving, and will continue to survive’: Interview with Juang-language writer Kshetrabasi Juanga
Global Voicesby Subhashish Panigrahi20 Aug 2026
This post is part of Global Voices’ August 2026 Spotlight series, “Indigenous Rights.” This series offers insight into the lives and experiences of Indigenous peoples to build connections across...
The discursive function of gendered online hate speech in Kosovo
Global Voicesby Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe20 Aug 2026
By Jetlir Buja In May 2026, I launched the first phase of a project aimed at understanding how sexist hate speech operates in Kosovo’s online public sphere with the help of AI tools.
Amid political and economic pressure, Brazil sees a rise in land conflicts and the murders of Indigenous people
Global Voicesby Fernanda Canofre19 Aug 2026
This post is part of Global Voices’ August 2026 Spotlight series, “Indigenous Rights.” This series offers insight into the lives and experiences of Indigenous peoples to build connections across...
The invisible crisis that strips people of citizenship
Global Voicesby Malka Older19 Aug 2026
This post is part of Global Voices’ July 2026 Spotlight series, “Statelessness.” This series offers insight into the issue of statelessness and how it hinders people’s freedom of movement...