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Stories about Western Europe

From visa-free to visa fees, the UK's new requirements for Trinidad & Tobago nationals stir debate

'[O]ur colonists have found another way to extract our wealth ...'

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

2 weeks ago

The crackdown on academic freedom in Europe: More than just a right-wing phenomenon

Academia is not a neutral space. It has always been a site of struggle throughout history

Written by Walid El Houri

3 weeks ago

On motherhood, mother tongues and taco-eating dragons

The manic internal monologue of a privileged immigrant toddler mom at bedtime

Written by L. Finch

4 weeks ago

Greek communities mobilize to fight back evictions amid growing housing crisis

Resisting eviction, Greek communities fight back against housing injustice

Written by Elvis Takahashi Mantello

4 weeks ago

‘A piece of home I carry with me': What our mother tongues mean to us

Members of the Global Voices community discuss the beauty of and injustices faced by their native languages

Written by Global Voices

23 February 2025

The fourth industrial revolution is an opportunity to achieve global gender equality

Historically, the Industrial Revolutions have been key points in changing gender roles

Written by Guest Contributor

18 February 2025

The Tempi tragedy sparks unprecedented protests in Greece

Widespread dissatisfaction remains as deeper systemic issues remain unresolved.

Written by Elvis Takahashi Mantello

13 February 2025

Framing the past: How Roma people are depicted in Romanian and Greek schools

How can we teach history that reflects everyone’s experiences?

Written by OBC Transeuropa

6 February 2025

Nine countries are launching legal action against Israel over Gaza war

The steps outlined reflect the growing frustration in the global majority over what is perceived as Western double standards regarding international law.

Written by The New Arab

3 February 2025

From Russia to the EU: The high stakes of Meta’s content moderation shift

The solution is to support legacy media rooted in fact-checking

Written by Daria Dergacheva

16 January 2025

What challenges do Syrian refugees face after resettlement?

Syria after Assad, needs its young citizens to rebuild the country

Written by Rami Alhames

10 January 2025

Stories from a flooded planet: The impacts of floods from the perspectives of eight authors

From Bogotá to Kathmandu, authors shared how floods impacted their communities

Written by Giovana Fleck, Asteris Masouras, Violeta Camarasa, Sanjib Chaudhary, R Umaima Ahmed, Marisa Petricca, Kelly Chaib De Mares, Lourdes Sada, Ali Osman

8 January 2025

Greek state suppresses peaceful protestors commemorating 2008 police killing of a boy

What unfolded on December 6 this year is emblematic of an increasingly authoritarian trend in Greece

Written by Elvis Takahashi Mantello

28 December 2024

Exploring the feminine sublime and the passage of time with photographer Maryam Eisler

'My end game is to create a deeply poetic painting using the camera as the medium to achieve my goal'

Written by Omid Memarian

27 December 2024

The future of truth: Carlos Hernández-Echevarría on fact-checking and AI

Fact-checking has proven to be extremely effective against disinformation in numerous ways

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

25 December 2024

Criminalized for seeking a better life: The story of Homayoun and Greece's troubling policies against migrants

Unveiling injustice, amplifying voices: The migrants' struggle in Greece

Written by Elvis Takahashi Mantello

27 November 2024

The art of destruction and creation: Exploring identity and spirituality in the work of Alexis Peskine

'Born in Paris into a family rich with cultural and artistic influence, Peskine’s identity is shaped by his Afro-Brazilian heritage and his French-Lithuanian roots'

Written by Omid Memarian

22 November 2024

The second scramble for Africa: The EU’s Global Gateway Strategy

Europe and Africa aren’t just neighbours, Europe needs Africa, and Africa needs Europe

Written by Adesewa Olofinko

20 November 2024

Greece's struggle for workers’ rights: Firefighters championed as heroes in summer, repressed in autumn

Addressing the struggles of essential workers and confronting issues of police violence

Written by Elvis Takahashi Mantello

11 November 2024

French museums participate in Beijing’s erasure of Tibetan identity

Some museums are prioritizing appeasing China over historical accuracy

Written by Filip Noubel, Choekyi Lhamo

10 October 2024

Georgian-British author Leo Vardiashvili paints the country's unhealed scars with dark humor in first novel

The Georgian saying goes: “a guest is a gift from God.”

Written by Filip Noubel

3 October 2024

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