Global Voices

Vegans Begin to Stir the Pot in France

NADCHARVE / Truthdig Jul 1, 2019 Activists, actors and politicians defy tradition and work to prohibit cruelty to animals. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Jumia’s Stock Listing Spotlights African E-Commerce

Gbemisola Olujobi / Truthdig May 28, 2019 As the first African tech startup on the New York exchange, Jumia is the object of accolades, criticism and even financial suspicion. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Development With Dignity

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig May 24, 2019 Villagers in Pakistan show how aid projects can succeed when they, rather than government officials or donors, set the agenda and invest in the work. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

A Question of Honor

Katharine Quarmby / Truthdig May 21, 2019 Police response is out of sync with a sharp rise in so-called honor-based violence against women in the U.K. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

France Falls Behind as #MeToo Goes Global

NADCHARVE / Truthdig Apr 23, 2019 National traditions—and, many say, a rape culture—have stifled progress, but change is starting to take hold. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Growing Up Transgender in Romania

Alexandra Crisbășan / Truthdig Apr 22, 2019 A young man talks about transitioning in his home country and then emigrating for a fresh start. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Terrors of the Past Are Gone, but Chains Still Bind Gay Romanians

Maria Ruxandra Burcescu / Truthdig Apr 22, 2019 A 2018 homophobic referendum stirs up stirs up memories of persecution under far-right and Communist regimes. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Countering Violence Against Women

Growing Up Transgender in Romania

Barbara Dunlap / Truthdig Apr 16, 2019 Dig deeper

The Taliban Is Ascendant as Afghanistan Hangs in the Balance

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig Mar 19, 2019 The effects of what happens now in Afghanistan range far beyond the boundaries of that embattled nation. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Tunisian Children Pay for Jihadist Parents’ Sins

Hanene Zbiss / Truthdig Mar 18, 2019 About 200, most with their mothers, are locked in squalid camps and prisons in other countries, but Tunisia has refused to take them in. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Women Fight for an Even Break in Aussie Football

Kate O'Halloran / Truthdig Feb 25, 2019 Three years after the launch of their semiprofessional league in Australia, female athletes confront a backlash in the media and within the sport. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Illegal Abortions Exact a High Toll Among African Women

Mamofuta Kale / Truthdig Jan 29, 2019 Unsafe procedures are killing women at high rates, and U.S. policy is part of the problem. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )