‘It was the cow that built your school’: Mama Anna’s grassroots revolution on Mount Meru, Tanzania

Today, Mama Anna is more than a successful entrepreneur—she's a builder of futures. The women of Mulala now run their own small businesses p...

Global Voices 7 months ago

In Georgia, the space for dissent keeps shrinking

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In Georgia, the space for dissent keeps shrinking

The recent arrest of opposition politician Zurab Japaridze is not an isolated incident, but a stark illustration of the ruling Georgian Dream party...

Global Voices 7 months ago

Bridging the gap between oral tradition and technology: Sebastián Epiyeu's workshop for young Wayuunaiki creators in Colombia

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Bridging the gap between oral tradition and technology: Sebastián Epiyeu's workshop for young Wayuunaiki creators in Colombia

Sebastián Epieyu is developing an audiovisual workshop with young people to create content in Wayuunaiki to narrate their stories, music, and cult...

Global Voices 8 months ago

Sharp decline in Reporters Without Borders Global World Press Freedom Index in Francophone Africa

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Sharp decline in Reporters Without Borders Global World Press Freedom Index in Francophone Africa

The 2025 Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index showed a steep decline in journalistic conditions, including in French-speaking Africa.

Global Voices 8 months ago

Iran faces twin crises: Power grid on the brink and nutrition in decline

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Iran faces twin crises: Power grid on the brink and nutrition in decline

Iran’s electricity grid is collapsing while millions face food insecurity, exposing deep structural crises worsened by poverty, sanctions, and en...

Global Voices 8 months ago

Podcast: Daria on carrying a Russian identity and setting her children free of it

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Podcast: Daria on carrying a Russian identity and setting her children free of it

“Since the invasion started, I decided I don't want my kids to have a Russian identity.”

Global Voices 8 months ago

How a city mayor from Kyrgyzstan became an internet meme

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How a city mayor from Kyrgyzstan became an internet meme

Content creators are releasing funny clips imitating Toktorbayev by making ridiculous and unrealistic demands to be carried out in a very short amo...

Global Voices 8 months ago

Where are you REALLY from? Have you been asked this question? How did it make you feel? We explore this sensitive topic in a podcast series where our community share their experiences of dealing with other people's perceptions about their diverse and complex origin stories. In each episode, we invite our guests to reflect on the assumptions that lie behind the question, “But where are you really from?” and how they respond.