There is a growing demand within civil society for the right to participate in legislative decisions and the expansion of rights.

The success of states of emergency are not often assessed by how such measures intersect with social dynamics — which in turn shape concepts of masculinity insecurity, and youths’ lived experience.

Taukeer Alam, a writer of Van Gujjari, a vulnerable dialect with low documentation, shares the need for audio-visual ...

At the beginning of April 2026, the Russian government’s attempts to limit access to anything out of its control on the ...

With a historic turn-out of 79.5 percent, Hungary's election showed that democratic institutions can work. It was also a historic election in terms of the opposition’s margin of victory.

The relationship between governments and digital platforms is never simple. Governments can introduce regulations, but digital platforms also possess enormous power through the technologies, ...

On paper, many of these technologies are described as civilian. In practice, the line between civilian and military use is almost always blurred, particularly in authoritarian contexts and conflict ...

Generative AI does not write, design or paint: it generates statistically closest patterns; these are probabilistic ...

Too often, conversations about AI remain trapped between denunciation and celebration, as if the only options are total ...

Every month, Global Voices will be choosing an urgent theme to explore in depth across all our regions. In May we are looking ...

On Chinese social media, eating disorders are reframed as discipline and beauty, sustained by coded language, visual culture, ...