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Beyond COP deadlock: summit for fossil fuel transition shows promise

Fifty-seven states commit to adopt transition roadmaps, but financing gaps and political fragility test their resolve

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Child social media bans: a growing global problem

Governments are restricting children’s social media access without consulting them or testing alternatives

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Hungary’s new opportunity for democracy

Viktor Orbán’s defeat opens a new chapter – but there’s a long road of recovery ahead for civic space and human rights

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The UN NGO Committee: civil society’s gatekeeper in hostile hands

Thirteen of 19 newly elected members severely restrict civil society

SOUTHEAST ASIA

Indonesia’s genocide case: a landmark test of universal jurisdiction

Charges filed by a Rohingya survivor accuse Myanmar’s illegitimate leader of genocide

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International Women’s Day 2026: feminist resistance in a world at war

With rights rollbacks deepening, women’s rights movements refuse to concede ground

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Botswana: criminalisation of same-sex relations off the books

A decade of legal struggle ends as penal code is revised, with marriage equality now in sight

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21.May.2026

Iran war deepens dangers for activists

Foreign strikes have given the regime an excuse to up its repression

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MIDDLE EAST

19.May.2026

Beyond COP deadlock: summit for fossil fuel transition shows promise

Fifty-seven states commit to adopt transition roadmaps, but financing gaps and political fragility test their resolve

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

GLOBAL

11.May.2026

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Child social media bans: a growing global problem

Governments are restricting children’s social media access without consulting them or testing alternatives

FREEDOMS

GLOBAL

05.May.2026

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PERU: ‘If authorities once again ignore the popular will, accumulated discontent could trigger a new outbreak’

TIMOR-LESTE: ‘When young people organise, even security forces have to listen’

anonymous | TIMOR-LESTE

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SOUTHEAST ASIA

24.May.2026

TOGO: ‘The connection between economic hardship and politics drove people to the streets’

Esso-Dong Kongah | TOGO

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WEST AFRICA

23.May.2026

ESWATINI: ‘US deportees remain locked up in a maximum-security prison without due process’

Sibusiso Nhlabatsi | ESWATINI

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29 Jan 2016753285059785158

Uganda’s presidential election extended Yoweri Museveni’s four-decade rule amid repression, violence and a hollowed-out civic space. While democratic forms remain, dissent is increasingly neutralised.
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23 Jan 2014631757165830283

Protests against corruption spread across African countries as living costs rise & public services fail. In this interview, Ruth Kolevsohn explains why global systems struggle to confront political corruption.
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22 Jan 2014273135659352411

Belarus has seen limited political prisoner releases amid ongoing repression. In this interview, Mikola Dziadok reflects on why freedom must be defended consistently, as many detainees remain behind bars.
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21 Jan 2013862928135360874

Violence continues in eastern DRC despite a peace agreement signed in 2025. In this interview, Crispin Ngakani explains how economic and strategic interests are prolonging a decades-long conflict.
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‘Behind the rhetoric of peace and stability, economic and strategic interests are prolonging the...

CIVICUS discusses the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with Crispin Ngakani, a Cong...

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20 Jan 2013550876254761336

HIV remains a global public health and human rights issue, with marginalised communities most affected by criminalisation & stigma. Samuel Matsikure explains why civic space & community leadership are key to change.
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Beyond COP deadlock: summit for fossil fuel transition shows promise

Child social media bans: a growing global problem

Hungary’s new opportunity for democracy

The UN NGO Committee: civil society’s gatekeeper in hostile hands

Indonesia’s genocide case: a landmark test of universal jurisdiction

International Women’s Day 2026: feminist resistance in a world at war

LATEST ARTICLES

Botswana: criminalisation of same-sex relations off the books

Iran war deepens dangers for activists

Beyond COP deadlock: summit for fossil fuel transition shows promise

Child social media bans: a growing global problem

LATEST INTERVIEWS

PERU: ‘If authorities once again ignore the popular will, accumulated discontent could trigger a new outbreak’

TIMOR-LESTE: ‘When young people organise, even security forces have to listen’

TOGO: ‘The connection between economic hardship and politics drove people to the streets’

ESWATINI: ‘US deportees remain locked up in a maximum-security prison without due process’