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The Taliban has brought Afghanistan close to collapse, but resistance is growing

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Five years after returning to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban’s rule remains as ultra-extremist as ever. Acting in the name of a self-centred version of...

The discursive function of gendered online hate speech in Kosovo

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In May 2026, I launched the first phase of a project aimed at understanding how sexist hate speech operates in Kosovo’s online public sphere...

The invisible crisis that strips people of citizenship

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I’ve been aware of statelessness as a desperately important and under-reported problem for years, first writing about it in 2017. It fascinates me in large...

Jason Arday’s death: Black academics need to feel they belong in higher education

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The death of Professor Jason Arday has left many of us with a profound sense of sadness. For Black academics in particular, his loss...

International essay-writing competition for youth – 2026 (Deadline extended)

Have you seen something unfair in your community and...

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The discursive function of gendered online hate speech in Kosovo

In May 2026, I launched the first phase of...

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The invisible crisis that strips people of citizenship

I’ve been aware of statelessness as a desperately important...

After the aid cuts: Eight lessons from a leaner past

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Over the past year, organisations working in the democracy,...

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India’s Right to Work Is Gone. Here’s Who Loses Most

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Earlier this year, in February, somewhere along a dusty...

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Hong Kong NGOs call for policy interventions to help vulnerable groups withstand heat hazards

May 26, 2026 0

This story is part of Global Voices’ May 2026...

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The FIFA World Cup Dream and the Reality of Closed Borders

August 7, 2026 0

The curtains have finally fallen on the world’s biggest...

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Middle East conflict looks increasingly like a war nobody can win

April 29, 2026 0

Let’s begin with a simple question that rarely gets...

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The Taliban has brought Afghanistan close to collapse, but resistance is growing

Five years after returning to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban’s rule remains as ultra-extremist as ever. Acting in the name of a self-centred version of...