At first glance, Old Zhao looked exactly like the kind of man Chinese parents might trust.
His WeChat avatar showed a respectable middle-aged man in...
Migrant justice campaigns are gaining traction on university campuses in the UK, with the number of universities committed to divesting from the violent border...
The rusting iron gates and dirty tiled staircase of a nondescript storefront on a quiet, dusty, residential street downtown Tivat, Montenegro, where women hang...
This post is also part of Global Voices’ July 2026 Spotlight series, “Statelessness.” This series offers insight into the issue of statelessness and how...
In India, women continue to face discrimination as job seekers because of their gender. This discrimination is reinforced by the more than 150 laws that prohibit or limit women’s employment in certain industries—the generation of petroleum, the manufacturing of products such as oils and rechargeable batteries, and in establishments selling or serving liquor—especially during night-time. In 2022, Prosperiti analysed more than 200 regulations to understand which kinds of work women are excluded from. We also reviewed 26 judicial rulings to study how such discrimination is handled by courts of law.
At first glance, Old Zhao looked exactly like the kind of man Chinese parents might trust.
His WeChat avatar showed a respectable middle-aged man in...