INTERVIEWS

DATA GOVERNANCE: ‘Data belongs to the public; the state simply generates and manages it’

Natalia Carfi | ARGENTINA

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

GLOBAL

04.Jun.2026

EN ES

PERU: ‘For 20 years, voters have had to choose the lesser of two evils’

NORTH MACEDONIA: ‘A new generation of activists now exists where none existed before’

Viktor Buchkovski | NORTH MACEDONIA

DEMOCRACY

EUROPE

02.Jun.2026

GAZA: ‘If civilians can get this close to establishing a humanitarian corridor, then governments can do it’

MEXICO: ‘The protests meant the public emergence of Gen Z as a force with a voice of its own’

Rafael Amézquita Castellanos | MEXICO

TOGO: ‘A generation that had largely stayed away from public engagement has crossed a threshold’

Ahouefa Sossou | TOGO

MALTA: ‘Young people see the value in protecting women’s health over enforcing religious doctrine’

Natalie Psaila Stabile | MALTA

INCLUSION

EUROPE

29.May.2026

JAPAN: ‘Popular sovereignty means little if Japan is bound by US military decisions’

Koichi Nakano | JAPAN

CONFLICT | CRISIS

EAST ASIA

28.May.2026

NIGER: ‘Every external critical voice is exploited as evidence of imperialism’

LEBANON: ‘The postponement of the election can’t be treated as a break from democratic responsibility’

Dayana El Baba | LEBANON

DEMOCRACY

MIDDLE EAST

26.May.2026

OUR 2026 INTERVIEWS, MAPPED

INTERVIEWS

CIVICUS @CIVICUSalliance ·

26 May 2059228135896306158

#Myanmar's military leader faces genocide charges in Indonesia. Tun Khin explains: justice means returning to land and restoring rights that were taken away.
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26 May 2059190350648918213

#Peru's youth protested pension restrictions and faced deadly police repression. Jackelinne Ponce Paredes warns: mainstream media ridiculed them but they kept organising.
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25 May 2058834261508055342

#Botswana decriminalised same-sex relations, but conservative groups are mobilising against LGBTQI+ rights ahead of a critical marriage equality case.

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23 May 2058080609952477384

#Iran's regime is executing political prisoners under cover of war and internet blackout. Narges Mohammadi and others face grave dangers. Urgent priority must be given to protecting human rights activists.

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22 May 2057719409892839463

#Bahrain is seeking the death penalty for peaceful protest. Sayed Yusuf Almuhafdha warns: the death penalty is a tool of political suppression.
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