When free speech has a price: Youth voices in Mozambique
Global Voicesby Liam Anderson·14h ago
In Mozambique, freedom of expression is regulated by the Law on the Right to Information No. 34/2014, a constitutionally guaranteed right under Article 48 of the Constitution of the Republic of...
How Ecuador is fighting to keep industrial trans fats off the food shelf
Global Voicesby Carlos E. Flores·2d ago
“What are we eating? Foods that regenerate or products that degenerate life?” asked Eliana Estrella on September 7, 2026, in the auditorium of Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador.
Trump’s ‘Agreements on Reciprocal Trade’ (ARTs) threaten equitable access to the internet in Global South
Global Voicesby EngageMedia·2d ago
This article, written by Prapasiri “Nan” Suttisome, was first published by EngageMedia, a non-profit media, technology, and culture organization, and an edited version is republished here as part...
Subsea cables and oil pipelines: The infrastructure linking AI, empire, and occupation
Global Voicesby Guest Contributor·3d ago
By Alli Armijo 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...
Alibaba sues Pentagon to denounce being classified as a Chinese military affiliate
Global Voicesby Oiwan Lam·3d 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...
El Niño speeds climate crisis and tests Latin America’s food security
Global Voicesby Connectas·4d 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·4d 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·5d 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·6d 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·7d 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·8d 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·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...
The sound of resistance
Global Voicesby Sydney Allen·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...
West-to-east energy, east-to-west computing: The Uyghur costs of China’s digital order
Global Voicesby Asiye Uyghur·11d 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·11d 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·12d 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·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...
When telcos shut down the internet, they shut down protests for the government
Global Voicesby Ranking Digital Rights·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...
Bye-bye, Birdie: The Calypso King of the World dies at 91
Global Voicesby Janine Mendes-Franco·13d 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·14d ago
The war in Ukraine, with its multiple effects, has been taking its toll on various sectors, and small businesses are not immune.
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