Quilombola communities lament environmental damage of industry around Aratu Port, in Brazil’s Bahia StateFishers and shellfish gatherers are concerned about environmental damageWritten by Agência MuralTranslated by Liam Anderson31 August 2021
Digital Campaign in Bangladesh gains momentum as women speak up against misogyny"The days of us being 'good girls' are over."Written by Samaya Anjum31 August 2021
Eccentric reggae pioneer Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry dies at 85'His Sound is as close as your music feed'Written by Emma Lewis30 August 2021
Ken Behrens-Canberrans caption error creates Australia's accidental COVID-19 heroAn AI typo brings some much-needed levity to nation's capitalWritten by Kevin Rennie27 August 2021
Earth Defenders Toolkit launched to help communities navigate digital tools for defending environmental rightsThe toolkit connects activists and equips them with resourcesWritten by Subhashish Panigrahi26 August 2021
After weeks of hesitancy and soaring COVID numbers, Jamaicans crowd vaccination centres'It is going to get worse before it gets better'Written by Emma Lewis26 August 2021
Masks save lives, but they’re also becoming a gargantuan waste problemPlastic medical waste has increased dramatically during the pandemicWritten by The Record (Nepal)25 August 2021
Blogger gets prison sentence for branding Kazakhstan's language policies “russophobic”Kazakhstan's history with Russian language and ethnic Russians is complicatedWritten by Tanya Lokot23 August 2021
More independent media added to Russia's “foreign agent” rosterDozhd and iStories join a host of other media and NGOsWritten by Tanya Lokot20 August 2021
With attacks on Ukrainian activists on the rise, civic pressure is key to ensuring justiceHanna Belovolchenko explores why crimes against Ukrainian activists are escalatingWritten by Transitions Online20 August 2021
Russian authorities declare independent election monitor Golos a “foreign agent”Golos' work thwarted in advance of Russia's September parliamentary electionWritten by Tanya Lokot19 August 2021
An eight-year-old boy is the youngest person ever accused of blasphemy in Pakistan’s historyThe government dropped the charges after activist and media backlashWritten by Rai M Azlan19 August 2021
After Dutch Literary Prize winner says Suriname ‘needed’ former president Bouterse, organisers cancel her award ceremonyAstrid Roemer said the cancellation was 'a load off [her] mind'Written by Fausia S. Abdul19 August 2021
Déjà vu as bauxite company pollutes an iconic Jamaican river, yet again'This is a long-standing problem'Written by Emma Lewis17 August 2021
Eleven years after its last devastating earthquake, an even stronger one hits Haiti'It happened so quickly'Written by Janine Mendes-Franco14 August 2021
Belarus court labels independent media outlets Tut.by, Zerkalo.io as ‘extremist’Tut.by had previously taken its social media archives offlineWritten by Tanya Lokot13 August 2021
In Turkey, a social media battle amid ongoing blazesShortly after the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigationWritten by Doga Celik, Arzu Geybullayeva12 August 2021
Down with the patriarchy: Transfeminist and non-binary Bolivians speak out on TikTokQueer people raise awareness online Written by Muy WasoTranslated by Liam Anderson11 August 2021
The Brazilian professor who created a crayon set to talk about identity and racial issuesGladis Kaercher is a university professor and has a PhD in EducationWritten by Talita FernandesTranslated by Edgar Velozo11 August 2021
Thousands of #StrandedAussies angry as border restrictions expandThe new border restrictions will take effect on August 11Written by Tiare Tuuhia9 August 2021
Arab content creators use social media to talk about sex, sexuality and reproductive healthThey create alternatives as sexual education school curriculums remain far-fetchedWritten by Mira Nabulsi9 August 2021