How Togolese people are reinventing political protest amid civil society crackdown
Global Voicesby Jean Sovon·23d 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...
Ecuador detains former minister José Serrano after U.S. deportation
Global Voicesby Gina Yauri·24d ago
Following the U.S. immigration system’s refusal to grant political asylum to former Interior Minister José Serrano Salgado, his deportation to Ecuador was carried out under the strictest security...
Street art in Russia is dead and the country is full of monumental war art
Global Voicesby Daria Dergacheva·24d 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 long journey from ‘Indigenous’ to citizen in Mozambique
Global Voicesby Tirso Sitoe·25d ago
Under the Portuguese Empire (roughly 1505 until 1975), the word “Indigenous” was not just a descriptive word for the African population of Mozambique.
The A’uwẽ-Xavante people's denunciation of megaprojects in Brazil
Global Voicesby Guest Contributor·25d ago
This article, written by Djalma Ramalho (Aranã Caboclo), was originally published on the Cultural Survival website on August 17, 2026. It is republished here in an edited version with permission.
Singapore's ‘permit regime’ undermines the citizens’ right to protest
Global Voicesby Mong Palatino·26d 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·27d 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·28d 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·28d 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·28d 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·11 Sept 2026
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·10 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...
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.
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