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15 September 2016
After Months of Protest, Russian Coal Miners Finally Get Paychecks
It took a months-long protest and a hunger strike, but miners in Russia’s Rostov region are finally getting paid.
11 September 2016
Commemorating Biljana Garvanlieva, a Macedonian Filmmaker Who Gave Voice to Marginalized Women
"As an engaged documentary author my motivation is to break the existing image about women in Macedonia."
3 September 2016
In This Traditional Turkish Candy Shop, a Daughter Takes Her Turn
The Old City of Istanbul has long been a man's world. But inside one fifth-generation candy shop, times are changing.
25 August 2016
Where’s the Outrage Over Iran’s Exploited Children?
"I dream every night that my parents and brothers and sisters are looking for me. I wake up every morning crying."
23 August 2016
A Citizen Journalist in India Took on the Local Government Over Pensions—and Won
"I know how important are a few hundred rupees in an impoverished person’s life. It means food, medicine and security."
Philippine Sugar Farmers Facing Another ’Dead Season’ Turn to Government for Help
Tiempo Muerto, or “The Dead Season,” can be so brutal on farmers that more than a quarter of a million people—a whopping 385,000 sugar workers—are affected on Negros Island alone.
21 August 2016
Nicaragua Has a Cervical Cancer Problem. A Coffee Farm Is Trying to Help.
Nicaragua has the highest cervical cancer death rate in the Americas —and women must face down societal pressure even to get treated.
1 August 2016
In Nike's Ad About Female Athletes in India, Too Much Glamour, Not Enough Names?
"That Nike Ad shows how little we know about female sportsperson or athletes in this country."
16 July 2016
The Plague of Human Trafficking Reaches Trinidad & Tobago
In a new report, Trinidad and Tobago has been identified as "a destination, transit, and source country for adults and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor".
4 July 2016
Nurse, Restaurant Owner and Motorbike Taxi Driver: Fatoumata Diaby Is a Symbol of Mali's Resilience
An interview with Fatoumata Diaby, who is breaking gender stereotypes and inspiring others with her entrepreneurial spirit.
30 June 2016
Taiwan's First Airline Strike Inspires Workers in Other Sectors to Reflect on Their Rights
"Today the CAL flight attendants wrote a new page in the history of strikes in Taiwan. I hope this success will not be limited to this class of workers..."
11 June 2016
Quarry Workers in Myanmar Suffer Health Problems, No Compensation
"Most of the workers are internal migrants who return to their homes for treatment when their health problems become unbearable."
9 June 2016
Colorful, Human-Powered Rickshaws Rule the Road in Bangladesh's Capital Dhaka
"...aside from the sound of car-horns, the constant sonic backdrop is a chorus of tinkling bicycle bells and the tin carcases of empty rickshaws rattling over the uneven roads."
19 May 2016
The Week That Was at Global Voices Podcast: The Disappeared
This week, we take you to Ecuador, Uganda, Bangladesh, Ukraine and Pakistan.
14 May 2016
Lower Castes in India Are Still Clearing Human Waste With Their Bare Hands, Despite Laws Against It
According to a recent report, many rural households in India continue to engage in manual scavenging, finding that it has less to do with poverty than with enduring caste-based discrimination.
6 May 2016
Environmental Crisis Makes Protesters of Chilean Fisherman on Chiloé Island
The marine phenomenon known as a red tide has killed a wide range of sea species in Chiloé, costing many fishermen their livelihood. They blame the salmon industry.
5 May 2016
A New Dam in Portugal Is About to Destroy Parts of a World Heritage Wine Region
Opponents warn the dam will cause an ecological disaster, destroying rare ecosystems and farmlands important to the wine industry.
22 April 2016
A Little-Known Perspective on the Life of Homeless People in France—Their Own
"Why would a homeless person make a website? ...I will say that I am a computer programmer first and a homeless person second."
20 April 2016
Pakistan Deploys Tanks Against Military Farm Tenants Protesting Peasant Leaders’ Arrests
"Stop using anti-terror policies to quash the voices of peaceful and unarmed peasant protesters #PeasantsNotTerrorists #FreeOkara5"
3 April 2016
Dying to Escape India's Crumbling Infrastructure
India's infrastructural woes took another hit this past week, when tragedy struck West Bengal, where nearly 26 people were killed and more than 200 were injured in an overpass collapse.
