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Politics · June, 2026

Stories about Politics from June, 2026

Fighting Western imports: The justification of the anti-LGBTQ+ agenda in Africa

African lawmakers push anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, claiming it protects ‘traditional African values’

Written by Civic Media Observatory, Samanta Azpurua

3 weeks ago

Haiti’s ‘Grenadiers’ bring hope and joyful moments at World Cup 2026

‘[W]ith the Grenadiers, the whole world discovered another aspect of Haiti’

Written by Jude Pierre Louis

4 weeks ago

Fake visuals, defamed civilians, and fabricated wars: How Indian mainstream media failed during operation Sindoor

‘Freedom of the press does not grant a license to publish defamatory or misleading material’

Written by Sakkcham Singh Parmaar

24 June 2026

Malaysian government replaces the term ‘LGBT’ with ‘deviant culture’

Authorities said they wanted to prevent the ‘normalization’ of LGBTQ+ culture

Written by Mong Palatino

23 June 2026

Brazil’s former First Lady juggles Christian conservatism, cracks open the far right’s gender contradictions

What Michelle Bolsonaro’s stepping into politics reveals about the evangelical and women's electorate

Written by Nicole Froio

22 June 2026

Can the Special Seats Bill deliver the gender parity Nigeria needs?

The Special Seats Bill was designed to tackle the severe underrepresentation of women in parliament

Written by Pamela Ephraim

18 June 2026

The rights left behind: The future of LGBTQI+ organizing in post-uprising Bangladesh

A revolution promised inclusion. Bangladesh's LGBTQI+ community is still waiting.

Written by Trishia Nashtaran

16 June 2026

‘The Eternaut’ and civil resistance in the algorithmic age

In Argentina, a streaming series transcended the screen onto the street during recent protests

Written by Global Voices América Latina

Translated by Laura

15 June 2026

Ghana’s queer movement is losing a fight it could be ‘winning’

Ghana passes the anti-LGBTQ+ bill days after receiving global acclaim for human rights advocacy

Written by Minority Africa

15 June 2026

The youth of Croatia, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina as bearers of collective change

Informal education helps youth understand the complexity of the past and the importance of cooperation in the present

Written by Balkan Diskurs

11 June 2026

A global shift from gender movements is directly impacting LBQT communities

A systematic effort seems to be underway to dismantle the support systems established to advance gender justice worldwide

Written by GV Contributor

1 June 2026

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