As part of Global Voices’ September Spotlight, “Protest in Democracy,” members of our community will be sharing examples of ...

"It has not only been used to confine peaceful gatherings and demonstrations to Freedom Park, but increasingly, the very use of Freedom Park has been restricted and denied." ...

After three years of construction work in Dhaka, Ishmam, 28, from Shariatpur, Bangladesh, had accumulated about USD 6,500 in savings when the dalal (local broker) approached him with a proposition ...

Beijing is carrying an older geography of extraction into the AI era, turning Uyghur land, energy and labour into computing ...

In central Sahel's countries military juntas claim to restore popular sovereignty. Political parties are dissolved in all ...

In this month's edition, we dive deep into a narrative used by leaders in the United States and other countries to ...

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 delegitimize ...

What does it mean to be King in a country of reverence sometimes to nothing and other times to everything? It means you dare ...

Room to protest is narrowing in Africa, as governments lean on arrests, curfews, and internet blackouts to blunt dissent.

Mob violence is rising in Bangladesh as unchecked impunity, weak law enforcement, and social media instigations drive lethal ...