In the Balkans, tradition is often deemed to be fixed and patriarchal. Yet the region’s history, folklore and popular memory ...

In this edition, we uncover a narrative that portrays anti-LGBTQ+ movements in Africa as a form of resistance to colonialism.

The main risk lies in the list of “safe third countries” — if Russian citizens pass through those countries, they could be ...

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The advance of these technologies is not occurring as an exception. They are established silently, without public debate, ...

With a personable approach to politics and a pastoral tone to her speeches, Michelle Bolsonaro juggles splits between her ...

Shakira Galíndez fled Venezuela due to her vulnerability as a trans woman. Today, she is in a men’s detention facility, ...

Global Voices conducted a face-to-face interview with a local LGBTQ+ activist, Peregrine (a pseudonym), who discussed the ...

"They are legitimizing hate and discrimination against a highly vulnerable group. Words from those in power carry weight and ...

It’s] more than a simple qualification for a football competition; it is a message for the whole world [...] Haiti is not summarised by gang violence, dirt and misery.” ...

The fall of Bashar al-Assad has not brought freedom for transgender women in Syria. Instead, threats, attacks, and legal ...