Global Voices

20/08/2026

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20/08/2026

This removal of women from the economic and public sphere is one of the greatest injustices and oppressions that have been committed against Afghan women.

“The future of Afghanistan is getting darker day by day, and especially for women.”

20/08/2026

The question of how suffering is consumed, quickly, emotionally, without depth, is the subject of the work of Lebanese-British artist Amale Khlat, as much as its content.

“In an age when images of war circulate constantly without producing understanding or action, I am interested in the screen that makes you stop.”

20/08/2026

Beyond providing information, Instagram-based youth-led media outlet Digital Student Voice has increasingly become something else: A place where students feel safe enough to speak about problems they are unwilling to report elsewhere.

Digital Student Voice is an online platform where students can anonymously report issues ranging from delays in scholarships to deteriorating living conditions in student dormitories and violations of student rights.

20/08/2026

In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, an armed group known as the March 23 Movement imposes its authority on local communities through violence, sexual assault, and terror. But what is the history behind this movement?

In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), an armed group known as the M23 imposes its authority on local communities. But what is the history behind this movement?

20/08/2026

Statelessness is important in its own right, because of the devastating impacts it can have on people’s lives. It’s also a reminder for those of us who don’t normally think about it that we should never take citizenship for granted.

This issue fascinates me because of its near-invisibility: As many of our Spotlight articles observe, citizenship is easy to take for granted when you receive it automatically and never have to defend it.

20/08/2026

Growing cases of violence against Indigenous people in Brazil are linked to an impasse on the framework of rights and pressure against land demarcation, says the organization that advocates for Indigenous rights.

Growing cases of violence against Indigenous people are linked to an impasse on the framework of rights and pressure against land demarcation, says the organization that advocates for Indigenous rights

19/08/2026

To see lasting change, officials and advocates must foster an environment where survivors can speak out and report their abusers. If these perpetrators go unpunished, they will only continue to commit these heinous crimes.

In areas gripped by armed conflict, sexual violence against women is prevalent. However, the perpetrators are not only soldiers or armed rebels.

19/08/2026

"Indigenous peoples must retain control over whether and how their knowledge and data are used. Governments and companies should recognise that Indigenous peoples’ data is often collective and develop consultation frameworks that reflect this."

How AI expansion may affect environments, water and biodiversity, or the rights of communities whose territories and knowledge are being encroached upon

19/08/2026

Since August 2021, the systematic dismantling of women’s rights in Afghanistan has unfolded through successive decrees that eventually erased them from the public sphere.

A visit to a market, a medical appointment, or a family gathering is no longer judged only by necessity, but also by the possibility of being questioned, humiliated, or detained.