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The Bridge features personal essays, commentary, and creative non-fiction that illuminate differences in perception between local and international coverage of news events, from the unique perspective of members of the Global Voices community. Views expressed do not necessarily represent the opinion of the community as a whole. All Posts

The perils of pinkwashing: Why India’s ‘Operation Sindoor’ is no victory for feminism

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The creative is political: Five lessons from the case of a satirical activist in Kazakhstan

Written by Vlast.kz

7 days ago

Beyond statistics: My story of struggle against teen pregnancy

Written by Mi Historia

Translated by Cristina Reynoso

1 week ago

The fight for abortion rights in Sri Lanka

Written by GroundViews

2 weeks ago

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When the ICE agent at the airport echoes Trump’s motto: A Brazilian journalist at the US border

A textbook example of how the current administration treats certain travelers

Written by Agencia Publica

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Gains and gaps in gender equality in North Macedonia

Significant disparities emerge among the individual indicators of gender equality analyzed by the World Economic Forum

Written by Kristina Hadzi-Vasileva

2 weeks ago

‘We are not just imagining power; we are claiming it’: Women at the forefront of change in the Horn of Africa

Women continue to battle forced marriages, child labor, and a lack of social protections

Written by Forus

3 weeks ago

From Uganda to Sri Lanka: The fight for LGBTQ+ equality and freedom

An interview with Time100's Rosanna Flamer-Caldera and Frank Mugisha

Written by Forus

3 weeks ago

Digital ID systems in Africa: A dream of inclusion or a threat to privacy?

It's important that individuals understand their rights and responsibilities in the digital age

Written by Cecilia Maundu

3 weeks ago

The countdown to Iran’s day zero: A crisis of water, not war

Environmental collapse, mismanagement, and ethno-political fault lines are converging in a slow-motion disaster caused by a water crisis

Written by UntoldMag, Reza Talebi

3 weeks ago

How the California gold rush continues to shape Africa and other global majority countries

Silicon Valley dominates the digital economy by controlling consumption and underlying infrastructure

Written by Guest Contributor

4 weeks ago

Disarray, dilution, discontent: Three facts of the 2025 Croatian presidential election

How Croatia’s 2025 presidential election was overshadowed by governmental incompetence, low voter turnout and a cost-of-living crisis

Written by Harrison Budak

15 April 2025

When it comes to bullying, small actions can help stop big problems

'From playpens to playgrounds to politics, bullying is everybody’s business'

Written by Guest Contributor

12 April 2025

Building resilient models for Uganda’s education system

Emerging models and institutions are addressing challenges in Uganda's educational landscape

Written by Mohamed Mohamud

12 April 2025

From Colombia: A manifesto of love for all living beings

Through the Awá people, I discovered a different way of being

Written by Johana Fernanda Sánchez Jaramillo

Translated by Teodora C. Hasegan

10 April 2025

40 years after the end of the military dictatorship, why does Brazil still resist confronting its past?

Brazil struggles to provide truth, justice and reparation to victims of the military dictatorship that ruled the country for over 20 years and their families

Written by Laura Chaparro

Translated by Laura Chaparro

8 April 2025

Across war zones, targeting healthcare has become a strategy, not an accident

Deliberate attacks on healthcare are becoming a hallmark of modern warfare — and a test of international law

Written by Walid El Houri

7 April 2025

AI’s bitter truth: It has biases, too

The systems behind artificial intelligence reveal deep-seated biases that can negatively influence society's perceptions and behavior

Written by Tactical Tech

3 April 2025

Waiting in silence for officials to resign after North Macedonia nightclub tragedy

Since March 17, Macedonian authorities have shown their true authoritarian and censorious faces

Written by Goran Rizaov, Metamorphosis Foundation

30 March 2025

Liberia’s quest for reconciliation after decades of waiting

Unpacking the implications of Liberia’s delayed reconciliation process

Written by Peace News

29 March 2025

MediaHack: 36 hours against electoral disinformation in Ecuador

Three winning projects demonstrated that technology can strengthen transparency and fact-checking during an election period

Written by Carlos E. Flores

Translated by Melissa Vida

28 March 2025

Turkey’s Kurdish peace talks: A genuine effort or Erdoğan’s power play?

Erdoğan is arguably negotiating with the Kurds mainly as a means of securing Kurdish parliamentarians’ votes to extend his rule as president

Written by Sinan Ciddi, Meghan Bodette

26 March 2025

How Myanmar’s civic space is shrinking after USAID cuts

The funding cuts have had an immediate and devastating effect on groups working across borders

Written by The Irrawaddy

26 March 2025

How can Africa achieve inclusive and equitable quality education?

Africa must provide academic opportunities for students with disabilities

Written by Guest Contributor

25 March 2025

Has Trinidad & Tobago got comfortable with environmental degradation?

'[A]t its core, the mistreatment of nature in Trinidad and Tobago is more than an environmental crisis'

Written by Cari-Bois News

25 March 2025

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