Singapore's ‘permit regime’ undermines the citizens’ right to protest
Global Voicesby Mong Palatino·22d 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 India’s ‘Cockroach’ protests reveal about digital authoritarianism
Global Voicesby Guest Contributor·23d ago
By Sahasranshu Dash 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...
Who is responsible for protecting and preserving Indigenous cultures?
Global Voicesby Subhashish Panigrahi·24d ago
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...
What the commemoration of the 235th anniversary of Bois Caïman means for Haiti’s memory and future
Global Voicesby Jude Pierre Louis·25d ago
The night of August 14, 1791, marked the beginning of a series of events that changed the world. A large group of enslaved people and rebel leaders met at Bwa Kayiman (Bois Caïman), a historic site...
As Casablanca’s music scene grows, its musicians struggle
Global Voicesby Badr Sellak·25d ago
It’s 7:00 p.m. on a Tuesday night. Beer mugs clatter and conversations fill the timeworn hall of an old brasserie in downtown Casablanca, Morocco.
‘Pay-by-the-day’ living in Pereira: The forgotten survivors of Colombia’s earthquake
Global Voicesby Lauren Franco·27d ago
A crack divides the residencia on 14th Street in Pereira in two. Bricks from the boarding house’s façade and pieces of its collapsed roof lie on the ground.
South Korean civil society says no to military deployment in Straight of Hormuz
Global Voicesby Oiwan Lam·28d 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...
Can a new national peace policy fix Nigeria’s security problems?
Global Voicesby Adesewa Olofinko·8 Sept 2026
The world is spending more on war and defense than ever before. Global military expenditure reached a record USD 2.7 trillion in 2024, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research...
What remains after Nepal’s Gen Z protests? Survivors reflect one year later
Global Voicesby Susmita Aryal·8 Sept 2026
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 tap runs dry: Women carry more than water in Kazakhstan
Global Voicesby GV Central Asia and Caucasus·7 Sept 2026
This article was produced by Nazgul Aidabossynova from Kazakhstan through the Digital Spark granting scheme, as part of the Regional Support Mechanism EECA project, implemented by the Metamorphosis...
Reforms on Malaysia’s ‘draconian’ Peaceful Assembly Act encounter further delays
Global Voicesby Mong Palatino·7 Sept 2026
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...
North Macedonia’s independence should not be commemorated by glorifying war criminals
Global Voicesby Bardhyl Jashari·6 Sept 2026
This article by Bardhyl Jashari was first published in Albanian on portalb.mk on August 31, 2026.
What does folklore have to say? It helps uncover untold facets of Indigenous stories overlooked for generations
Global Voicesby Sanjib Chaudhary·6 Sept 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 people who live in cities must have a say in how they are shaped: Notes from the Common City Conference
Global Voicesby Jean Sovon·5 Sept 2026
Across African cities, urban growth often comes the people who live there. In Lagos, Cape Town, and beyond, these patterns raise a question that goes beyond urban planning: Who gets to decide the...
In turbulent times, football brings Haiti hope
Global Voicesby Jude Pierre Louis·5 Sept 2026
In Haiti, the sport of football creates social cohesion: despite their differences, people from all classes come together on the field.
Maternity leave is expanding in Bangladesh, but garment workers still struggle for childcare
Global Voicesby Maksuda Akter·4 Sept 2026
In April 2026, Bangladesh’s Parliament amended the country’s labour law, extending maternity benefits for eligible workers from 112 to 120 days, or approximately four months.
Cameroon’s indomitable Lionesses football team finally shatter WAFCON glass ceiling
Global Voicesby Laura·4 Sept 2026
After losing three finals, the Cameroonian women’s football team has finally lifted the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON).
Indigenous plants offer Ghanaians an alternative to costly Western medicine
Global Voicesby Jeslyn Lemke·3 Sept 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...
Seen and silenced: How Russian surveillance software suppresses Georgian civilians rights
Global Voicesby Guest Contributor·1 Sept 2026
This article was originally published on Algorithm Watch on June 27, 2026. This edited version is republished on Global Voices under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY...
When the lights go out in Libya’s Cyrenaica
Global Voicesby Osama S. Qatrani·1 Sept 2026
For people in Cyrenaica (Barqa) in eastern Libya, recent power cuts have become inseparable from access to water.
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