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We are a global community of over 1,400 volunteers, including writers, analysts, media specialists, and translators, working together without borders. Since 2005, Global Voices has been at the forefront of citizen media reporting. We gather, confirm, and translate the trending news and stories that may be overlooked online, sourcing content from blogs, independent media, and social networks across 167 countries. Many fascinating and significant stories are not found in just one location; they are often spread out across the web in various formats, such as blog entries and tweets, and in different languages. At Global Voices, we ensure these stories are accurately reported and translated into more than 35 languages.

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Tensions escalate between Azerbaijani and Russian officials over Azerbaijani Airlines crash investigation

1 day ago | globalvoices.org | Arzu Geybullayeva |Arzu Geybulla

Nearly half a year since the fatal Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) plane crash near the city of Aqtau in Kazakhstan, authorities in Baku say Russia is dragging its feet in sharing the results of an investigation that the Russian authorities promised to carry out. The plane was downed on December 25, 2024, after being struck by “external objects,” which video footage and eyewitness testimony attribute to a Russian missile.
An interview with Prava Baral on Nepali literature and empowering women’s voices

4 days ago | globalvoices.org | Sangita Swechcha |Gina Yauri |Georgia Popplewell

Prava Baral is a freelance writer and scholar from Nepal. With a deep appreciation for Nepali literature and a passion for wordplay, she embarked on her writing journey through poetry. Over the years, she has published five literary books, including two poetry collections, a ghazal collection, a travelogue, and a novel, which was nominated for Nepal's reputed Madan Puraskar literary award.
What young Indigenous Brazilians think about climate change

1 week ago | globalvoices.org | Liam Anderson |Luís Gustavo Carmo |Fernanda Canofre |Laura Vidal

This article, written by Guilherme Cavalcanti and edited by Thiago Domenici, was originally published on Agência Pública's website on April 10, 2025. An edited version is published here under a partnership agreement with Global Voices. The impacts of the climate crisis are evident in fishing, subsistence agriculture, and people's health, altering habits and ways of life in various regions of Brazil.
El Salvador’s diaspora in the US ‘needs to wake up’ from Bukele’s propaganda, Salvadoran-American journalist says · Global Voices

1 week ago | globalvoices.org | Luís Gustavo Carmo |Fernanda Canofre |Laura Vidal |Dalia Tarek

In recent weeks, El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, made headlines for renting out the country's mass prison to the United States. In March and April, under US President Donald Trump, the United States deported hundreds of Venezuelans and Salvadorans, without due process, to this facility in El Salvador, the Terrorism Confinement Center (known as CECOT), which has been reported for severe human rights abuses.
Surviving the junta and reporting Myanmar’s ‘Spring Revolution’ · Global Voices

1 week ago | globalvoices.org | Mong Palatino |Akwe Amosu |Filip Noubel |Janine Mendes-Franco

The story of Mizzima News attests to the role of independent media in chronicling the Myanmar people’s struggle for the restoration of democracy. Mizzima News was established in 1998 by Myanmar refugees in India to provide accurate and independent reporting about the situation in Myanmar communities reeling from decades of military rule. When the government embarked on a democratic transition, Mizzima News became the first exiled media to establish an office in Myanmar in 2012.
Reporting from exile: Azerbaijani journalists confront new realities and old fears

2 weeks ago | globalvoices.org | Arzu Geybullayeva |Nurbek Bekmurzaev |Luís Gustavo Carmo |Fernanda Canofre |Arzu Geybulla

While there is no comprehensive data on the number of journalists and newsrooms currently operating in exile, the Thomson Reuters Foundation notes that “thousands of journalists worldwide are forced to work from exile due to political repression and restrictions in their home countries.” From Russia and Turkey to Iran, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Mexico, Belarus, and beyond, stories of entire newsrooms and independent reporters being driven into exile have echoed across international media.
Brazilian trans women parliamentarians categorized as ‘male’ on their US visas

2 weeks ago | globalvoices.org | Luís Gustavo Carmo |Fernanda Canofre |Laura Vidal |Dalia Tarek

On April 15, 2025, Brazilian federal deputy Erika Hilton reported that when she applied for a United States visa, she was classified as a “male” individual. This was a new situation for her, as in 2023, when she was issued another visa by the US, her gender identity was acknowledged as that of a female person.
A journalist club survey finds press freedom in Hong Kong has plunged further

2 weeks ago | globalvoices.org | Filip Noubel |Mong Palatino |Daria Dergacheva |Laura Vidal

This report was written by Tom Grundy and published in Hong Kong Free Press on April 24, 2025. The following edited version is published as part of a content partnership agreement. A survey conducted by the Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents Club (FCC) has found that the majority of its members said their working environment had changed for the worse over the past two years. Sixty-nine members took part in the FCC’s biannual Press Freedom Survey between December 2024 and February 2025.
Breaking down anti-Roma prejudice through poetry in Bosnia and Herzegovina

2 weeks ago | globalvoices.org | Balkan Diskurs |Filip Noubel |Daria Dergacheva |Jean de Dieu SOVON

The Roma are the largest minority group in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and are commonly exposed to prejudice, discrimination, and exclusion. Almir Agić, a 22-year-old Roma man from Ilijaš, near Sarajevo, fights prejudice with poetry and art, giving a voice to those who are invisible in society.
Nutrition labelling and fortification in West African communities: Bridging the gap for adolescent health

2 weeks ago | globalvoices.org | Adesewa Olofinko |Jean de Dieu SOVON |Nurbek Bekmurzaev |Cecilia Maundu

When was the last time you checked a food label before taking a bite? If you’re like most people in West Africa, the answer might be rarely — or only when something looks suspicious. It’s no surprise that the words “fortification” and “food labels” sound more like something from a high school chemistry class than an everyday concern. In the bustling markets of Lagos and across Africa, food choices and not by micronutrient content or ingredient lists.