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src='https://globalvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/the-bridge-240.png' loading='lazy' /><div class='postmeta post-tagline'>‘A generation that learns empathy, dialogue and mediation [is] better prepared to lead peaceful communities’</div><div class='postmeta gv-promo-meta post-promo-credits'><div class='text-credits-container'><div class='text-credits-section'><span class='credit-label'>Written by</span> <a href='https://globalvoices.org/author/kwasi-cudjoe/' class='user-link'>Kwasi Cudjoe</a></div></div></div><div class='gv-promo-meta'><span class='datestamp' title='19 _09 2025'>2 days ago</span></div></div></article></div><div class='gv-promo-card-container'><article class='gv-promo-card-dense gv-promo-card gv-post-promo-card'><div class='gv-promo-card-image'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/19/niger-activist-ibrahim-oumarou-yacouba-fights-to-make-so-called-fifth-wives-heard/'><img loading='lazy' class='featured-image ' alt='' src='https://fr.globalvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Capture-decran-2025-08-12-201652-400x300.png' /></a></div><div class='gv-promo-card-text'><h3 class='post-title'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/19/niger-activist-ibrahim-oumarou-yacouba-fights-to-make-so-called-fifth-wives-heard/' rel='bookmark'>Niger activist Ibrahim Oumarou Yacouba fights to make so-called ‘fifth wives’ heard</a></h3><div class='postmeta post-tagline'>The Wahaya don’t have the same legal status as legitimate wives </div><div class='postmeta gv-promo-meta post-promo-credits'><div class='text-credits-container'><div class='text-credits-section'><span class='credit-label'>Written by</span> <a href='https://fr.globalvoices.org/author/joel-hevi/' class='user-link'>Joel Hevi</a></div><div class='text-credits-section'><span class='credit-label'>Translated by</span> <a href='https://globalvoices.org/author/laura-dunne/' class='user-link'>Laura</a></div></div></div><div class='gv-promo-meta'><span class='datestamp' title='19 _09 2025'>2 days ago</span></div></div></article></div><div class='gv-promo-card-container'><article class='gv-promo-card-dense gv-promo-card gv-post-promo-card'><div class='gv-promo-card-image'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/18/in-francophone-africa-the-security-of-political-refugee-journalists-is-under-threat/'><img loading='lazy' class='featured-image ' alt='' src='https://fr.globalvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Design-sans-titre1-400x300.jpg' /></a></div><div class='gv-promo-card-text'><h3 class='post-title'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/18/in-francophone-africa-the-security-of-political-refugee-journalists-is-under-threat/' rel='bookmark'>In francophone Africa, the security of political refugee journalists is under threat</a></h3><img class='custom-context-badge' alt='Advox' src='https://globalvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/advox-tall-trans-240.png' loading='lazy' /><div class='postmeta post-tagline'>The greatest danger is that this extradition could set a precedent across the continent</div><div class='postmeta gv-promo-meta post-promo-credits'><div class='text-credits-container'><div class='text-credits-section'><span class='credit-label'>Written by</span> <a href='https://fr.globalvoices.org/author/jean-sovon/' class='user-link'>Jean Sovon</a></div><div class='text-credits-section'><span class='credit-label'>Translated by</span> <a href='https://globalvoices.org/author/jcbrunet/' class='user-link'>Jean-Christophe Brunet</a></div></div></div><div class='gv-promo-meta'><span class='datestamp' title='18 _09 2025'>3 days ago</span></div></div></article></div><div class='gv-promo-card-container'><article class='gv-promo-card-dense gv-promo-card gv-post-promo-card'><div class='gv-promo-card-image'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/18/how-a-chinese-company-exports-the-great-firewall-to-autocratic-regimes/'><img loading='lazy' class='featured-image ' alt='' src='https://globalvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1-400x300.png' /></a></div><div class='gv-promo-card-text'><h3 class='post-title'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/18/how-a-chinese-company-exports-the-great-firewall-to-autocratic-regimes/' rel='bookmark'>How a Chinese company exports the Great Firewall to autocratic regimes</a></h3><img class='custom-context-badge' alt='Advox' src='https://globalvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/advox-tall-trans-240.png' loading='lazy' /><div class='postmeta post-tagline'>Xinjiang has become a testing ground for new surveillance technologies</div><div class='postmeta gv-promo-meta post-promo-credits'><div class='text-credits-container'><div class='text-credits-section'><span class='credit-label'>Written by</span> <a href='https://globalvoices.org/author/eastasia/' class='user-link'>Global Voices East Asia</a></div></div></div><div class='gv-promo-meta'><span class='datestamp' title='18 _09 2025'>3 days ago</span></div></div></article></div><div class='gv-promo-card-container'><article class='gv-promo-card-dense gv-promo-card gv-post-promo-card'><div class='gv-promo-card-image'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/17/china-is-helping-uzbekistan-save-the-aral-sea/'><img loading='lazy' class='featured-image ' alt='' src='https://globalvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/6226807306_f250328460_k-400x300.jpg' /></a></div><div class='gv-promo-card-text'><h3 class='post-title'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/17/china-is-helping-uzbekistan-save-the-aral-sea/' rel='bookmark'>China is helping Uzbekistan save the Aral Sea </a></h3><div class='postmeta post-tagline'>Efficient irrigation systems and afforestation programs could help revive what was once the world's fourth-largest lake</div><div class='postmeta gv-promo-meta post-promo-credits'><div class='text-credits-container'><div class='text-credits-section'><span class='credit-label'>Written by</span> <a href='https://globalvoices.org/author/brianhioeprotonmail-com/' class='user-link'>Brian Hioe</a>, <a href='https://globalvoices.org/author/nurbek-bekmurzaev/' class='user-link'>Nurbek Bekmurzaev</a></div></div></div><div class='gv-promo-meta'><span class='datestamp' title='17 _09 2025'>4 days ago</span></div></div></article></div><div class='gv-promo-card-container'><article class='gv-promo-card-dense gv-promo-card gv-post-promo-card'><div class='gv-promo-card-image'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/17/from-bandung-to-disko-afrika-establishing-connections-between-asia-and-africa-in-indonesia/'><img loading='lazy' class='featured-image ' alt='' src='https://globalvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot-2025-09-10-at-2.21.23-PM.png' /></a></div><div class='gv-promo-card-text'><h3 class='post-title'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/17/from-bandung-to-disko-afrika-establishing-connections-between-asia-and-africa-in-indonesia/' rel='bookmark'>From Bandung to Disko Afrika: Establishing connections between Asia and Africa in Indonesia</a></h3><div class='postmeta post-tagline'>African footballers, students, and DJs are gaining traction in Indonesia</div><div class='postmeta gv-promo-meta post-promo-credits'><div class='text-credits-container'><div class='text-credits-section'><span class='credit-label'>Written by</span> <a href='https://globalvoices.org/author/filip-noubel/' class='user-link'>Filip Noubel</a></div></div></div><div class='gv-promo-meta'><span class='datestamp' title='17 _09 2025'>4 days ago</span></div></div></article></div><div class='gv-promo-card-container'><article class='gv-promo-card-dense gv-promo-card gv-post-promo-card'><div class='gv-promo-card-image'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/17/georgian-warriors-for-ukraine-offer-courage-sacrifice-and-resistance/'><img loading='lazy' class='featured-image ' alt='' src='https://globalvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/528874494_10240205295216575_2086361022400517949_n-400x300.jpeg' /></a></div><div class='gv-promo-card-text'><h3 class='post-title'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/17/georgian-warriors-for-ukraine-offer-courage-sacrifice-and-resistance/' rel='bookmark'>Georgian warriors for Ukraine offer courage, sacrifice, and resistance</a></h3><div class='postmeta post-tagline'>Two Georgian citizens serving on the frontlines have been awarded a high-ranking Ukrainian military honor </div><div class='postmeta gv-promo-meta post-promo-credits'><div class='text-credits-container'><div class='text-credits-section'><span class='credit-label'>Written by</span> <a href='https://globalvoices.org/author/mikheil-khachidze/' class='user-link'>Mikheil Khachidze</a></div></div></div><div class='gv-promo-meta'><span class='datestamp' title='17 _09 2025'>4 days ago</span></div></div></article></div><div class='gv-promo-card-container'><article class='gv-promo-card-dense gv-promo-card gv-post-promo-card'><div class='gv-promo-card-image'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/16/do-all-corridors-lead-to-haifa/'><img loading='lazy' class='featured-image ' alt='' src='https://globalvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/India-Middle_East-Europe_Economics_Corridor-400x300.jpg' /></a></div><div class='gv-promo-card-text'><h3 class='post-title'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/16/do-all-corridors-lead-to-haifa/' rel='bookmark'>Do all corridors lead to Haifa?</a></h3><img class='custom-context-badge' alt='The Bridge' src='https://globalvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/the-bridge-240.png' loading='lazy' /><div class='postmeta post-tagline'>India’s ambitions and Israel’s covert plans align, transforming corridors into tools to sideline Iran’s influence</div><div class='postmeta gv-promo-meta post-promo-credits'><div class='text-credits-container'><div class='text-credits-section'><span class='credit-label'>Written by</span> <a href='https://globalvoices.org/author/reza-talebi/' class='user-link'>Reza Talebi</a></div></div></div><div class='gv-promo-meta'><span class='datestamp' title='16 _09 2025'>5 days ago</span></div></div></article></div><div class='gv-promo-card-container'><article class='gv-promo-card-dense gv-promo-card gv-post-promo-card'><div class='gv-promo-card-image'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/16/gv-insight-bridging-asias-climate-divide/'><img loading='lazy' class='featured-image ' alt='' src='https://globalvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GV-Insights-graphic-template-1487-x-1080-px-2-400x300.png' /></a></div><div class='gv-promo-card-text'><h3 class='post-title'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/16/gv-insight-bridging-asias-climate-divide/' rel='bookmark'>GV Insight: Bridging Asia’s climate divide</a></h3><div class='postmeta post-tagline'>Cross-border reporting on China's BRI</div><div class='postmeta gv-promo-meta post-promo-credits'><div class='text-credits-container'><div class='text-credits-section'><span class='credit-label'>Written by</span> <a href='https://globalvoices.org/author/sydney-allen/' class='user-link'>Sydney Allen</a></div></div></div><div class='gv-promo-meta'><span class='datestamp' title='16 _09 2025'>5 days ago</span></div></div></article></div><div class='gv-promo-card-container'><article class='gv-promo-card-dense gv-promo-card gv-post-promo-card'><div class='gv-promo-card-image'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/16/georgias-political-turmoil-remains-on-full-display/'><img loading='lazy' class='featured-image ' alt='' src='https://globalvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/MariamNikuradze-400x300.jpg' /></a></div><div class='gv-promo-card-text'><h3 class='post-title'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/16/georgias-political-turmoil-remains-on-full-display/' rel='bookmark'>Georgia&#39;s political turmoil remains on full display</a></h3><div class='postmeta post-tagline'>Meanwhile, Western stakeholders are considering various measures</div><div class='postmeta gv-promo-meta post-promo-credits'><div class='text-credits-container'><div class='text-credits-section'><span class='credit-label'>Written by</span> <a href='https://globalvoices.org/author/arzu-geybullayeva/' class='user-link'>Arzu Geybullayeva</a></div></div></div><div class='gv-promo-meta'><span class='datestamp' title='16 _09 2025'>5 days ago</span></div></div></article></div><div class='gv-promo-card-container'><article class='gv-promo-card-dense gv-promo-card gv-post-promo-card'><div class='gv-promo-card-image'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/15/how-a-japanese-girl-group-is-redefining-feminism-for-a-new-generation/'><img loading='lazy' class='featured-image ' alt='' src='https://globalvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-07-2.44.44-PM-400x300.png' /></a></div><div class='gv-promo-card-text'><h3 class='post-title'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/15/how-a-japanese-girl-group-is-redefining-feminism-for-a-new-generation/' rel='bookmark'>How a Japanese girl group is redefining feminism for a new generation</a></h3><div class='postmeta post-tagline'>The popularity of the girl group, HANA, reflects broader cultural and social shifts in Japan</div><div class='postmeta gv-promo-meta post-promo-credits'><div class='text-credits-container'><div class='text-credits-section'><span class='credit-label'>Written by</span> <a href='https://globalvoices.org/author/jo-carter/' class='user-link'>Jo Carter</a></div></div></div><div class='gv-promo-meta'><span class='datestamp' title='15 _09 2025'>6 days ago</span></div></div></article></div><div class='gv-promo-card-container'><article class='gv-promo-card-dense gv-promo-card gv-post-promo-card'><div class='gv-promo-card-image'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/15/normalizing-surveillance-in-daily-life/'><img loading='lazy' class='featured-image ' alt='' src='https://globalvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Normalizing-surveillance-Tactical-Tech-story-400x300.png' /></a></div><div class='gv-promo-card-text'><h3 class='post-title'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/15/normalizing-surveillance-in-daily-life/' rel='bookmark'>Normalizing surveillance in daily life</a></h3><img class='custom-context-badge' alt='The Bridge' src='https://globalvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/the-bridge-240.png' loading='lazy' /><div class='postmeta post-tagline'>How technology is used to supercharge monitoring and control</div><div class='postmeta gv-promo-meta post-promo-credits'><div class='text-credits-container'><div class='text-credits-section'><span class='credit-label'>Written by</span> <a href='https://globalvoices.org/author/tacticaltech/' class='user-link'>Tactical Tech</a>, <a href='https://globalvoices.org/author/safa/' class='user-link'>Safa</a></div></div></div><div class='gv-promo-meta'><span class='datestamp' title='15 _09 2025'>6 days ago</span></div></div></article></div><div class='gv-promo-card-container'><article class='gv-promo-card-dense gv-promo-card gv-post-promo-card'><div class='gv-promo-card-image'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/14/exploring-the-booming-informal-plastic-waste-recycling-business-in-yaounde-cameroon/'><img loading='lazy' class='featured-image ' alt='' src='https://globalvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-09-a-18.03.43_6305ac93-400x300.jpg' /></a></div><div class='gv-promo-card-text'><h3 class='post-title'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/14/exploring-the-booming-informal-plastic-waste-recycling-business-in-yaounde-cameroon/' rel='bookmark'>Exploring the informal plastic waste recycling industry in Yaounde, Cameroon</a></h3><div class='postmeta post-tagline'>More than half of those scouting for plastics in dumpsters do not wear protective gear</div><div class='postmeta gv-promo-meta post-promo-credits'><div class='text-credits-container'><div class='text-credits-section'><span class='credit-label'>Written by</span> <a href='https://globalvoices.org/author/sandra-tuombouh/' class='user-link'>Sandra Tuombouh</a>, <a href='https://globalvoices.org/author/jean-sovon/' class='user-link'>Jean Sovon</a></div></div></div><div class='gv-promo-meta'><span class='datestamp' title='14 _09 2025'>1 week ago</span></div></div></article></div><div class='gv-promo-card-container'><article class='gv-promo-card-dense gv-promo-card gv-post-promo-card'><div class='gv-promo-card-image'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/14/explainer-turkeys-main-opposition-party-faces-state-appointed-trustee/'><img loading='lazy' class='featured-image ' alt='' src='https://globalvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-11-at-8.38.15 AM-400x300.png' /></a></div><div class='gv-promo-card-text'><h3 class='post-title'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/14/explainer-turkeys-main-opposition-party-faces-state-appointed-trustee/' rel='bookmark'>Explainer: Turkey&#39;s main opposition party faces state-appointed trustee</a></h3><div class='postmeta post-tagline'>Authorities restrict internet amid escalating political tensions</div><div class='postmeta gv-promo-meta post-promo-credits'><div class='text-credits-container'><div class='text-credits-section'><span class='credit-label'>Written by</span> <a href='https://globalvoices.org/author/arzu-geybullayeva/' class='user-link'>Arzu Geybullayeva</a></div></div></div><div class='gv-promo-meta'><span class='datestamp' title='14 _09 2025'>1 week ago</span></div></div></article></div><div class='gv-promo-card-container'><article class='gv-promo-card-dense gv-promo-card gv-post-promo-card'><div class='gv-promo-card-image'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/13/culture-or-cruelty-can-the-international-community-put-an-end-to-female-genital-mutilation/'><img loading='lazy' class='featured-image ' alt='' src='https://globalvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1024px-Families_free_from_FGM-C_12330467114-400x300.jpg' /></a></div><div class='gv-promo-card-text'><h3 class='post-title'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/13/culture-or-cruelty-can-the-international-community-put-an-end-to-female-genital-mutilation/' rel='bookmark'>Culture or Cruelty: Can the international community put an end to female genital mutilation?</a></h3><div class='postmeta post-tagline'>FGM is a global issue that occurs in over 90 countries across Africa and Asia</div><div class='postmeta gv-promo-meta post-promo-credits'><div class='text-credits-container'><div class='text-credits-section'><span class='credit-label'>Written by</span> <a href='https://globalvoices.org/author/ivania-inyange/' class='user-link'>Ivania Inyange</a>, <a href='https://globalvoices.org/author/jean-sovon/' class='user-link'>Jean Sovon</a></div></div></div><div class='gv-promo-meta'><span class='datestamp' title='13 _09 2025'>1 week ago</span></div></div></article></div><div class='gv-promo-card-container'><article class='gv-promo-card-dense gv-promo-card gv-post-promo-card'><div class='gv-promo-card-image'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/13/from-war-to-hope-to-despair-the-afghan-deportation-crisis/'><img loading='lazy' class='featured-image ' alt='' src='https://globalvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Screenshot-2025-09-07-164626-400x300.png' /></a></div><div class='gv-promo-card-text'><h3 class='post-title'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/13/from-war-to-hope-to-despair-the-afghan-deportation-crisis/' rel='bookmark'>From war to hope to despair: The Afghan deportation crisis</a></h3><img class='custom-context-badge' alt='The Bridge' src='https://globalvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/the-bridge-240.png' loading='lazy' /><div class='postmeta post-tagline'>Millions are being sent back to the place they escaped, fearing for their lives </div><div class='postmeta gv-promo-meta post-promo-credits'><div class='text-credits-container'><div class='text-credits-section'><span class='credit-label'>Written by</span> <a href='https://globalvoices.org/author/fatimayousofi80gmail-com/' class='user-link'>Fatima Yousofi</a></div></div></div><div class='gv-promo-meta'><span class='datestamp' title='13 _09 2025'>1 week ago</span></div></div></article></div><div class='gv-promo-card-container'><article class='gv-promo-card-dense gv-promo-card gv-post-promo-card'><div class='gv-promo-card-image'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/13/for-the-first-time-in-its-history-brazil-sentences-military-officers-and-a-former-president-for-attempting-a-coup-detat/'><img loading='lazy' class='featured-image ' alt='' src='https://globalvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/estragos-manifestacao_mcamgo_abr_090120231818-12_0-400x300.webp' /></a></div><div class='gv-promo-card-text'><h3 class='post-title'><a href='https://globalvoices.org/2025/09/13/for-the-first-time-in-its-history-brazil-sentences-military-officers-and-a-former-president-for-attempting-a-coup-detat/' rel='bookmark'>For the first time in its history, Brazil sentences military officers and a former president for attempting a coup d’état</a></h3><div class='postmeta post-tagline'>Bolsonaro’s conviction was based in a law signed by him: the Law of Crimes Against Democracy</div><div class='postmeta gv-promo-meta post-promo-credits'><div class='text-credits-container'><div class='text-credits-section'><span class='credit-label'>Written by</span> <a href='https://globalvoices.org/author/gv-brasil/' class='user-link'>Global Voices Brazil</a></div></div></div><div class='gv-promo-meta'><span class='datestamp' title='13 _09 2025'>1 week 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