The Global Coalition for Language Rights: A space for language justice

While over 7,000 languages are spoken worldwide, about half are under threat of extinction or severely endangered, as power relations among languages are far from equal. risingvoices rising.globalvoices.org/blog/2024/05/1…

The resistance of #Nicaragua 's civil society on social media represents a powerful reminder of the importance of freedom of expression and the struggle for justice in a context of increasing authoritarianism. globalvoices.org/2024/05/10/onl…

Media groups across Southeast Asia marked World Press Freedom Day on May 3 by organizing and releasing statements highlighting the various challenges and difficulties journalists face in fulfilling their work. Mong Palatino advox.globalvoices.org/2024/05/13/sou…

Young voters share their expectations ahead of South African elections

The youth demographic, those aged between 18 and 39, constitutes 42% of registered voters, underscoring the significance of their vote in the upcoming elections on May 29. Zuz globalvoices.org/2024/05/13/you…

Global Voices is piloting a project of paid and commissioned stories about Ukraine by Ukrainians regardless of current location. Stories can be pitched and written in Ukrainian, English or Russian. globalvoices.org/2024/04/09/glo…

As it turned out, the meeting was indeed focused on Armenia and had nothing to do with Azerbaijan unlike claims leveled by the government of Azerbaijan ahead of the meeting. globalvoices.org/2024/04/09/aze…

Sociological data show that about 80% of Roma children after the age of 11 do not attend school, which is similar to peasant families in pre-industrial, pre-revolutionary Russia globalvoices.org/2024/04/09/edu…

'... [T]here is an urgency to revise the ways in which the value of nature is integrated into current existing peacebuilding and development policies in Uganda.' globalvoices.org/2024/04/09/env…

The latest two issues of popular Serbian magazine Politikin Zabavnik include inserts with the comics Dikan, for the first time in Serbian and Romani. globalvoices.org/2024/04/09/rom…

Racist attacks against the footballer began in his homeland, Brazil, but increased over the years in Spain, where he plays for Real Madrid. globalvoices.org/2024/04/09/bra…

For rural communities in Kenya’s off-grid areas, solar power has shown to be a very reliable and promising source of energy. globalvoices.org/2024/04/09/ken…

USD 342 million worth of Brazilian beef products was re-exported from Hong Kong — 50.3 percent of which went to Vietnam, 29.9 percent to Taiwan and 15.4 percent to South Korea. globalvoices.org/2024/04/10/hon…

🇺🇸🇬🇧 PORTO ALEGRE NEEDS YOUR HELP, WHEREVER YOU ARE! 🌎
The capital of Rio Grande do Sul, our home and of thousands of people, is facing unprecedented flooding. The neighborhoods surrounding the Arena were devastated and our mission is to help this community get back on its feet.…

Diante da situação de calamidade pública enfrentada pelos gaúchos, o governo do Estado reativou o canal de doações para a conta SOS Rio Grande do Sul. Foi restabelecida a chave PIX (CNPJ: 92.958.800/0001-38), a mesma utilizada no ano passado.

To unpack a complex relationship between Myanmar and Taiwan, Global Voices interviewed Taiwan-based Will Yang, a seasoned Taiwanese journalist preparing a documentary movie on the two countries. globalvoices.org/2024/04/10/dee…

As a country that experienced successive waves of colonization imposed on a diverse Indigenous population, Taiwan is a multilingual society but power relations among languages are far from equal. globalvoices.org/2024/04/10/tai…

The official propaganda of the government of Nicolás Maduro spreads thanks to the work of citizens who receive payments from the government to promote trends on social media globalvoices.org/2024/04/10/how…

The decriminalization of abortion alone does not automatically guarantee access for all women to this service in Colombia, specifically those on the margins — impoverished, Black Afro-descendant, and Indigenous women. globalvoices.org/2024/04/10/how…

Anger and frustration among the Jordanian public over the government's perceived inaction in supporting Palestinians and condemning Israeli actions, as well as its response to the ongoing massive protests. globalvoices.org/2024/04/11/aut…

RSF's representative was detained, searched and questioned for six hours at the airport on April 10, 2024 before she was deported. globalvoices.org/2024/04/11/rep…