Trans women in the sex industry in Azerbaijan: Is it a free choice or just the illusion of choice?Trans women are talking now. Is anyone ready to hear us?Written by Vusala Hajiyeva30 June 2022
In Azerbaijan, rape survivors fear their perpetrators will walk freeIt is illegal to unlawfully obtain and spread personal informationWritten by Arzu Geybullayeva30 June 2022
The Republic of Buryatia: invasion of Ukraine is an extension of Russia’s domestic dominance over the country's ethnic minoritiesUkrainians and Buryats share a history of Russian abuseWritten by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe30 June 2022
Turkey's former mayor claims officials discovered hidden jellybean reservesThe former mayor misunderstood a journalist's joke on TwitterWritten by Arzu Geybullayeva30 June 2022
Why gender dissent and queer sci-fi can challenge surveillance: An interview with artist Shu Lea CheangIn primeval times, gender fluidity was common Written by Filip Noubel29 June 2022
Tajik government crushes restive region amid deep economic and security concernsMore than 40 dead and hundreds arrested in GBAOWritten by Zhar Zardykhan29 June 2022
Hong Kong paints the city red for the 25th anniversary of its handover to ChinaIncoming Chief Executive John Lee will be inaugurated during the celebrationWritten by Oiwan Lam29 June 2022
How the economically marginalised navigate digital adoption in India amid the pandemicThe common person has been completely left out in a digital societyWritten by EngageMedia29 June 2022
Bulgarian culinary traditions as a way to restore cultural memory: wild herbsThe Slow Food movement meets the age-old dishes of BulgariaWritten by Nevena Borisova, Dessislava Dimitrova28 June 2022
Celebrating the Kenyan poet, Grandmaster Masese who preserved the Abagusii culture through poetry and songMasese worked his whole life to preserve the Gusii cultureWritten by Njeri Wangari28 June 2022
Understanding the damaging effects of Russian propaganda against NATO and KosovoHarmful propaganda hides the truth about the 1998-1999 Kosovo WarWritten by Dren Gërguri27 June 2022
The Africa Film Festival gives cosmopolitan Trinidad & Tobago a chance to reshape its own world view'We can address the requirement for human dignity and justice for all'Written by Janine Mendes-Franco27 June 2022
Nigerian highlife music scene gets a makeover by two brother duosUmu Obiligbo refreshed the past and the Cavemen modernized itWritten by Chikwado Edeh27 June 2022
Malaysian lawyers behind ‘walk for judicial independence’ facing police probePolice blocked a group of 500 lawyers from marching near the ParliamentWritten by Mong Palatino26 June 2022
The overturning of Roe vs. Wade unsettles the Caribbean, most of which doesn't have progressive abortion laws'In many CARICOM countries, abortion is not an option ...'Written by Janine Mendes-Franco26 June 2022
Memes, mourning and metaphors as Hong Kong's iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant sinks in South China SeaSome suggested Jumbo’s fate was a metaphor for Hong Kong’s futureWritten by Hong Kong Free Press24 June 2022
Undertones: Is there a perversion of decolonial narratives in Mali?While Mali's relations with France turn sour, pro-Russian narratives gain prominence in the regionWritten by Civic Media Observatory23 June 2022
Amanat anthology: Women writers from Kazakhstan make their voices heard in EnglishWomen writers are often literary translators and cross languages Written by Filip Noubel23 June 2022
In Sri Lanka, state-sponsored disinformation and suppression of dissent taint COVID-19 responseThe government's pandemic response has been criticised for problematic measuresWritten by EngageMedia22 June 2022
Illegal timber trade persists in The Gambia's Upper River RegionThe timber "criminals" have the backing of government officialsWritten by The Alkamba Times22 June 2022
I did not come to flirt, but only to buy lemonsThe everyday life of a person of 'diverse womanhood'Written by Lucía Jiménez PeñuelaTranslated by Anthony Sutterman22 June 2022