Afro-Colombians have long endured social and systemic invisibility. Through legal action, civil society is fighting the miscount of the Black population for a more accurate representation.

For 15 years, Africa Is a Country has challenged cliched Western coverage of Africa by providing a platform for thoughtful, homegrown writing. We speak to chief editor William Shoki on promoting new ideas and engaging new audiences.

Marina Walker Guevara, executive editor at the Pulitzer Center, speaks on the organization’s efforts to support journalists who are exposing the destabilizing effects of AI misuse.

Bellingcat has pioneered the use of open-source research to expose human rights abuses, atrocity crimes, and high-level corruption and other criminal activities involving governments, gangs, and other illicit actors.

The Global Media Index for Africa assessed and ranked how 20 of the world’s most influential news providers cover the continent. The index’s creators hope it will help ensure Africa’s full story is told globally.

Incarcerated women in Colombia face poor treatment behind bars—and steep obstacles to success once they are released. Inside the drive to protect their rights and increase opportunity.

Half of the Crimean Tatar people died during Soviet deportations; now, Moscow’s decade-long occupation of Crimea is making their homeland uninhabitable.

Russia’s President Putin sent fighter jets to bombard opposition-held areas of Syria—including hundreds of attacks on hospitals and medical facilities. Now Syrians have turned to the UN Human Rights Committee for justice.

Labor conditions for Brazil’s most vulnerable workers have gone from bad to worse. A drive to develop the muscle of an intersectional labor movement can change all that.

Allied Climate Partners, supported by Open Society and other funders, aims to mix public and private funds to support clean energy production and transport in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.