1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1002+ words) This article was originally published on Algorithm Watch on June 27, 2026. This edited version is republished on Global Voices under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). Over the past two years, the Georgian government has built a comprehensive face…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (436+ words) Protest in democracy · August, 2026 Global Voices Protest is a fundamental right, a form of free expression, and a critical means of expressing dissent. Enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, protest is a vital component of democratic societies and…...

3+ week, 13+ hour ago   (512+ words) Afghan girls in a classroom. Screenshot from the video ‘Afghan girls sit exams despite not attending schools for a year’ on the Al Jazeera English YouTube channel. Fair use. I am a girl from Afghan soil, a land that has…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (357+ words) Although legal persecution is less obvious than in some countries in the region, such as Nigeria, activists say exclusion often works through silence, invisibility, and institutional neglect. “As nobody writes about us, we become invisible,” said Pepetsa Fumo, a Trans…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (807+ words) Rajab Ali decorating their mosque in Okara, Punjab. Image by the author. Used with permission. In 2018, Pakistan’s parliament passed the Transgender Persons Act. The law grants transgender people equal rights and access to public spaces, including places of worship. The…...