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One month after the two earthquakes, thousands of relatives remain beside the collapsed buildings in La Guaira despite harsh conditions and insufficient support for search efforts. https://t.co/H5EMjyl2XY

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Capulanas, protests, and social media reveal new forms of women's resistance and digital activism in Mozambique. The capulana is central to Mozambiquan cultural identity and is a staple for many women. https://t.co/Av8IqBcrw7

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The village dances around Ebolowa show that culture lives beyond museums and official festivals. It can also live in ordinary gatherings where communities continue to meet across generations. https://t.co/gbGJNddnqk

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As Western drug costs and gas prices continue to rise in Ghana, the traditional medicine market can provide a sustainable source of natural healing for the population. 

This was part of our Indigenous Rights #GVSpotlight: https://t.co/D10NVkNjcV https://t.co/CsSxcy4tGe

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After losing three finals, the Cameroonian women’s team finally lifted the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. Their 3–0 victory over Malawi demonstrates this generation’s perseverance and progressive transformation in African women’s football. https://t.co/zliTjbZYmb

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For over 20 years, Global Voices has amplified stories from communities the world too often ignores. This work is powered by volunteers, readers, and you.
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We’re looking for volunteers to take up the mantle of the Global Voices site in #Esperanto. Since 2013, the Esperanto language community within Lingua has been building up an important online corpus of more than 800 articles in the language. https://t.co/zuw5tDYNrp

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The arrival of H5N1 bird flu in Australia presents serious challenges, especially for wildlife. While bird flu has been plaguing the rest of the world for years, Australia had been free of the virus until a case was identified on June 20. https://t.co/BF4b723vs6

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As Dambe fighters gather for a contest, the scene can look like a simple fight. Yet behind the spectacle is a tradition deeply associated with the Hausa people of Nigeria and West Africa. https://t.co/XAxfDAygvU

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Libya’s power crisis is national, but in Cyrenaica, service failures carry added political meaning because of a longer history of centralisation and regional inequality. https://t.co/rUW7h5lQEF

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The recent surveillance mechanisms, involving face recognition software and an extensive network of AI-enabled cameras, helped authorities achieve what physical force alone could not: breaking the protest movement. https://t.co/eyfLm9TtTX

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About 60 to 70 percent of the Ghanaian population depends on the traditional medicine market for their medical care, according to a 2023 study in Frontiers in Pharmacology.

This was part of our Indigenous Rights #GVSpotlight: https://t.co/D10NVkNjcV https://t.co/CsSxcy4tGe

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Independent media is shrinking.
Voices from the Global South are being silenced.
Global Voices is resisting that silence — and we need your help.

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The coercive land and labor transfer system that underpins the automated cotton and agricultural industry may cause irreparable harm to Uyghurs and other Indigenous peoples.

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On a regular basis, the Lingua project's Translation Managers select one or two outstanding translations that deserve special recognition. In this latest round, we're celebrating translations that were published in the first several months of 2026. https://t.co/pifAt9WP2j

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With the September #GVSpotlight, we seek to explore the many forms of protest, the tactics states use to delegitimize and suppress them, and the complex relationship between protest and democracy. Support us with a donation!

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Before the earthquake, food security among children in Venezuela was already dire, with child malnutrition beginning to accelerate in 2016.

Catch up to our special coverage on the aftermath of Venezuela's earthquake: https://t.co/qK46tts1ub https://t.co/xpY1abHVlH

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The IOM established a relocation programme that allowed more than 350 displaced families to move from school-based sites to a new transit centre. In addition to more space and privacy, they have improved access to water, sanitation, and hygiene services. https://t.co/7uE9tQlCL2

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Over the two years, the Georgian government built a comprehensive face recognition enforcement system, procured by a Moscow-based company with ties to the FSB. The impact on demonstrators is appalling. https://t.co/eyfLm9TtTX