LIVE on August 4: Narratives about Indigenous Rights – Whose stories are being told across media ecosystems?

Join us on August 4th to explore how narratives about Indigenous Right are being discussed and framed in traditional and online media.

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The journey of a young Rohingya man from genocide to survival and hope

“My recognition as a stateless and forcibly displaced person has become a long-term barrier to obtaining any formal opportunities for education or work.”

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Citizenship in limbo: Why Assam’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) Pathway struggled to gain traction

While Assam’s government urged residents to utilize the Citizenship Amendment Act, widespread fears of undermining existing legal claims and forced migrant status led many families to avoid the proces...

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Remembering Bassel Safadi in March 2026 | SyriaUntold | حكاية ما انحكت

March is a month that brings back different and contradictory memories to me. March is the month when spring starts, with its colors, singing birds, and sunny days. In March 2011 the Syrian revolution...

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Ethnic Vietnamese face discrimination and statelessness in Cambodia

"Sometimes they say that we came to take their land. But how can we do that? We don’t have anything here."

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The lost generation: The unfinished education of Rohingya youth in Bangladeshi refugee camps

For Rohingya youth, their education is interrupted not because they lack determination, but because educational opportunities in refugee camps in Bangladesh are limited.

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A Myanmar artist navigating statelessness and activism in France

Myanmar contemporary artist Yadanar Win, navigates statelessness along with cultural barrier, red tape, and isolation.

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Support Global Voices’ Spotlight: Indigenous Rights

Through August, our newsroom and contributor community will collaborate with different Indigenous activists, civil society groups, and collectives to tell stories about their challenges and strategies...

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The unasked question in the Epstein case: Were any victims stateless?

If even a few stateless children were pulled into Epstein’s trafficking network, that fact matters. It matters legally. It matters morally. And it matters for every stateless child.

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The lost generation: The unfinished education of Rohingya youth in Bangladeshi refugee camps

For Rohingya youth, their education is interrupted not because they lack determination, but because educational opportunities in refugee camps in Bangladesh are limited. 

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Ethnic Vietnamese face discrimination and statelessness in Cambodia

"Sometimes they say that we came to take their land. But how can we do that? We don’t have anything here."

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Remembering Bassel Safadi in March 2026 | SyriaUntold | حكاية ما انحكت

March is a month that brings back different and contradictory memories to me. March is the month when spring starts, with its colors, singing birds, and sunny days. In March 2011 the Syrian revolution...

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The ‘unregistered’ in Syria: A life of lost opportunities

A Kurdish medical student recounts her educational journey as an unregistered person in Syria. Following a January 2026 decree, they can now be granted citizenship.

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Cambodian law can render citizens stateless for ‘undermining national security’

“I know how easily words like ‘traitor’ and ‘enemy’ can be wielded by those in power to crush hope and sow fear.”

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China’s First Commercial Brain Implant Shows Why Neurotechnology Needs Governance

The first commercially approved brain-computer interface shows why neurotechnology needs governance beyond regulatory approval, writes Ebani Dhawan.

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Japanese-Filipino children’s painful quests for filial recognition and citizenship

It is very difficult for the Japanese-Filipino children to locate their Japanese fathers. Despite NGOs’ help, many suffer the pain of  “endless waiting,” frustrations, and anxieties.

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Sold as brides, lost at sea: The trafficking of stateless Rohingya girls

Marriage has become a migration route for Rohingya refugee girls, as brokers exploit families’ hopes of overseas grooms, turning promised reunions into trafficking journeys driven by deception, coercion, and profit.

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Il finto esperto di genitorialità creato dalle figlie cinesi per parlare con i propri genitori

Un'esperto immaginario di genitorialità è diventato virale dopo aver dato alle figlie cinesi una voce che i loro genitori erano più disposti ad ascoltare.

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Action and hope in the face of crises

Action and hope in the face of crises Passports and citizenship; earthquake vulnerability; Japan's stadium cleaning in the Japanese context; and more! View this email in your browser Local news to a global audience Dear Reader, This week, I've been wat...

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Cambodian law can render citizens stateless for ‘undermining national security’

“I know how easily words like ‘traitor’ and ‘enemy’ can be wielded by those in power to crush hope and sow fear.”

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Where the War Is Still a War

The southern coast of Iran is still getting battered. Some Iranians want their government’s hawks to see for themselves.

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Christian Artist Languishes In Chinese Prison, Friends Demand Release

A 70-year-old Christian artist is facing another day apart from his family and without necessary medical care after almost two years in a Chinese prison, his friends and advocates said. Gao Zhen, part...

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Feelings of statelessness: Watching the Cantonese opera ‘The Flower Princess’ in the UK

As Chow Sai-him and Princess Cheung Ping recognise the Ming dynasty cannot be restored, many Hongkongers likewise struggle with the possibility that the HK they once knew may never return.

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Nationalistic performance versus Bushido traditions: Debates over Japanese cleanup at the 2026 FIFA World Cup

The domestic cynicism serves as a vital reminder that true national dignity cannot be manufactured for international praise.

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I learned the feeling of statelessness in my Uyghur homeland

Feelings of statelessness happen when a people’s language, their culture, their memories, and future no longer have an equal place in the land they call home.

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Feelings of statelessness: Watching the Cantonese opera ‘The Flower Princess’ in the UK

As Chow Sai-him and Princess Cheung Ping recognise the Ming dynasty cannot be restored, many Hongkongers likewise struggle with the possibility that the HK they once knew may never return.

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