@globalvoices.orgAs in-person gatherings have become difficult to organize or too risky for citizens, online protest has become an increasingly common form of political dissent in Togo.
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@globalvoices.orgThe filing of criminal charges for participating in public protests highlights Singapore’s restrictive policies, which make it almost impossible for citizens to express dissent or even solidarity without triggering a backlash from authorities.
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@globalvoices.org"There can be no legitimate development when its realization depends on the destruction of what sustain a people’s existence."
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@globalvoices.orgAt first, artists who emigrated still dealt with themes of war and their departure from Russia. Later, these broadened to include loss of home, identity, displacement and loneliness.
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@globalvoices.orgNepal's Gen Z protesters, a year on, still carry the physical, emotional, and financial scars of that uprising, while questions about justice and accountability remain unresolved.
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@globalvoices.orgAn Indigenous-led campaign denounces the impacts of a mega railway project and demands respect for territory, self-determination, and the right to live and dream.
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@globalvoices.orgAs the Lee administration said that it would seek public consensus, the anti-war network will continue roaring to stop the country from being dragged into the Iran war.
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@globalvoices.orgWhat started as anger over educational corruption grew into a nationwide campaign over unemployment, political accountability, and the dignity of a generation.
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@globalvoices.org"Can Singapore preserve order without over-criminalising peaceful expression? Can we protect cohesion without demanding quiet obedience?"
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@globalvoices.orgThe greatest challenge for the Haitian people to emerge from this endemic crisis is the need for a new political and economic class, alongside a new model of civil society.
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@globalvoices.orgAll of these stories raise the original question — who gets to decide. When Indigenous communities control decisions, they are able to protect and nurture their lands, resources, languages, and cultures.
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@globalvoices.org“Democratic freedoms depend not only on protection from direct state violence but on citizens being able to organise without assuming their participation is permanently recorded.”
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@globalvoices.orgAugust 14, 1791, put in motion the first major anti-slavery movement in Haiti — part Vodou ceremony, part political congress, and wholly a movement of protest and resistance.
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@globalvoices.orgAs I read through the pieces Global Voices’ authors contributed to the August 2026 #GVSpotlight series, “Indigenous Rights,” one common question stands out for me: Who gets to decide?
@globalvoices.orgAn Indian educator is documenting his vulnerable Indigenous language on YouTube. He hopes his videos “will create an invaluable resource for the entire humankind.” This story was part of our Indigenous Rights #GVSpotlight.