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Moldova’s democratic defiance

Extensive Russian interference operation fails – but threats are far from over
GLOBAL

Fresh hope for healthy oceans: UN treaty set to take effect

Years of civil society advocacy led to High Seas Treaty breakthrough – but many states are yet to get on board
OCEANIA

Oceania’s moment in the spotlight

Pacific Island states should use newfound geopolitical leverage to ensure climate action and uphold civic freedoms
GLOBAL

Outsourcing cruelty: the offshoring of migration management

Global north states are making migration deadlier and strengthening repressive regimes
MIDDLE EAST

Israel must face accountability as Gaza genocide intensifies

International pressure is growing but states are still repressing civil society voices
EAST AFRICA

Kenya: systemic violence meets brave resistance

Youth-led protest movement demands end to police brutality
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Moldova’s democratic defiance

Extensive Russian interference operation fails – but threats are far from over
DEMOCRACY
EUROPE
07.Oct.2025
EN

Mali’s blocked transition

Five years of broken promises and escalating repression under military rule
DEMOCRACY
WEST AFRICA
02.Oct.2025
ENFR

Fresh hope for healthy oceans: UN treaty set to take effect

Years of civil society advocacy led to High Seas Treaty breakthrough – but many states are yet to get on board
ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT
GLOBAL
29.Sep.2025
ENESFR

Oceania’s moment in the spotlight

Pacific Island states should use newfound geopolitical leverage to ensure climate action and uphold civic freedoms
GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
OCEANIA
26.Sep.2025
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‘While the vote was peaceful and transparent, the campaign was tilted through misuse of state resources’

Thomas B Singh | GUYANA
DEMOCRACY
SOUTH AMERICA
08.Oct.2025
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‘Moldova’s democracy continued to function effectively despite facing enormous pressure’

Nicolae Panfil | MOLDOVA
DEMOCRACY
EUROPE
07.Oct.2025
EN

‘Guinea-Bissau needs allies who defend freedom as a non-negotiable value’

Indira Correia Balde | GUINEA-BISSAU
FREEDOMS
WEST AFRICA
06.Oct.2025
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‘No solution will work if the institutions responsible for abuses remain in charge of implementing it’

RIAPD | MEXICO
FREEDOMS
NORTH AMERICA
05.Oct.2025
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8 Sep 1965057546474971549

🇹🇷Turkey: CIVICUS discusses the recent Istanbul Pride amid the deterioration of LGBTQI+ rights in Turkey with LGBTQI+ activists Çağıl, Can Kortun and Jiyan Andiç.
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5 Sep 1963964098598625499

🇹🇯Five Indigenous Pamiri activists have died in Tajikistan’s prisons in 2025, reportedly after being denied adequate medical assistance, adding to the 40 killed and over 200 arbitrarily detained since 2021.
➡️http://web.civicus.org/Khursand-Khurramo_EN #CIVICUSLens @kh_khurramov

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5 Sep 1963946493208871158

🇬🇲In July, thousands of Gambians marched across the country in one of the largest youth-led anti-corruption mobilisations in recent history demanding transparency over the mismanagement of assets seized from Jammeh
🔗http://web.civicus.org/Ebrima-Jallow #CIVICUSLens

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5 Sep 1963917552435724297

🇦🇴Angola marks 50 years of independence this year, but instead of celebrations, the streets have erupted in what may prove to be the country’s most significant protests since liberation.
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4 Sep 1963533665075425769

🇨🇩Les militants pour le climat mènent campagne contre un projet d'extraction pétrolière d'une ampleur sans précédent qui pourrait potentiellement couvrir plus de la moitié du territoire de la RDC.

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