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Protest · April, 2021

Stories about Protest from April, 2021

The rise and fall of Clubhouse in Turkey

After a brief period of popularity among opposition activists, pro-Erdoğan figures have now flooded the app

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

29 April 2021

The Canary Islands face tensions over migrants’ arrival

Since January 2020, more than 23,000 migrants have arrived on the islands

Written by Laura Carraso Alvarez Translated by Teodora C. Hasegan

29 April 2021

Organiser of Hong Kong’s mass pro-democracy demonstrations faces police probe

The Civic Human Rights Front coalition has been organizing mass rallies since 2003

Written by Hong Kong Free Press

28 April 2021

Experts warn Turkey's ambitious Istanbul Kanal will result in environmental destruction—and open a geopolitical can of worms

Turkey's 'second Bosphorus' received the green light from the Environment Ministry in January.

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva, Doga Celik

25 April 2021

WATCH/LISTEN: Myanmar: Coup & civil disobedience

Missed the live stream of the April 22 Global Voices Insights webinar on Myanmar? Here's a replay.

Written by Georgia Popplewell

22 April 2021

Cuban artists fight repression through song, social media and hunger strikes

Cuban rappers are a visible part of the resistance

Written by Luis Rodriguez Translated by Allison Janos

21 April 2021

A Namibian couple's battle to bring home twin daughters born via surrogacy

The case has become a symbol of Namibia's LGBTQ+ community's struggle for equal rights

Written by Lisa Plank

19 April 2021

Russian authorities crack down on student journalism outlet over protest explainer video

Four student editors face three-year prison sentences

Written by Tanya Lokot

17 April 2021

LIVE on April 22—Myanmar: Coup & civil disobedience

The session will be live-streamed on Facebook Live, YouTube, and Twitch.

Written by Mong Palatino

16 April 2021

How resisting the security law clampdown brought out Hongkongers’ creativity

Hong Kong protests have transformed into everyday life resistance

Written by Hong Kong Free Press

16 April 2021

Myanmar crackdown intensifies as air strikes lead to more killings and displacement

46 children have died during the protest crackdown and air strikes

Written by Global Voices South East Asia

11 April 2021

Ten years after Bahrain's failed ‘Spring’, political detainees are suffering

Overflowing prisons and substandard healthcare are putting prisoners' lives at risk

Written by Dahlia Kholaif

11 April 2021

Serbian freelancers protest new taxation law that threatens to push thousands into poverty

Several rounds of negotiations between freelancers and government have failed.

Written by Tamara Petrovic

9 April 2021

Kenyan activists intimidated as irked citizens stage online protest against IMF loans

Kenyans reject $2.34 billion loan for COVID-19 response

Written by Njeri Wangari

9 April 2021

Turkish university students ‘can't breathe’ under police brutality

Students’ protests enter their four month against Erdogan-appointed university rector

Written by Sevgi Yagmur Bulut

8 April 2021

Israeli phone hacking firm stops sales to Belarus and Russia

Cellebrite's tools were allegedly used to spy on opposition activists

Written by Tanya Lokot

5 April 2021

‘Aurat March’ organizers face intimidation and threats of prosecution in Pakistan

'Once again, allegations of blasphemy have been weaponised'

Written by R Umaima Ahmed

3 April 2021

Artists ‘raise three fingers’ in support of Myanmar protesters

The campaign has already collected more than 900 artworks from 23 countries

Written by Mong Palatino

3 April 2021

Belarus banned from 2021 Eurovision contest for controversial song lyrics

The Eurovision Song Contest is no stranger to political controversies

Written by Tanya Lokot

2 April 2021

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