INTERVIEWS

‘Microsoft is actively enabling the oppression of Palestinians and the war in Gaza’

Nathan Timmer | THE NETHERLANDS

CONFLICT | CRISIS

EUROPE

06.Sep.2025

‘The protests continue because we refuse to be silenced’

‘The authoritarian regime uses collective punishment to discourage any challenge to its authority’

Khursand Khurramov | TAJIKISTAN

‘Recovered corruption assets belong to the public and should be used to rebuild long-neglected services’

Ebrima Jallow | THE GAMBIA

FREEDOMS

WEST AFRICA

03.Sep.2025

‘This struggle is about safeguarding the principle that democracy belongs to everyone’

Lara Greaves | NEW ZEALAND

DEMOCRACY

OCEANIA

31.Aug.2025

‘Arbitrary detentions have a chilling effect, as journalists avoid sensitive topics to protect themselves’

anonymous | SOMALILAND

FREEDOMS

EAST AFRICA

30.Aug.2025

‘Pride was more than just a party – it was also a protest’

Ryan Silverio | THAILAND

INCLUSION

SOUTHEAST ASIA

29.Aug.2025

‘Angola produces large quantities of oil and diamonds, yet most people don’t see the benefits’

Florindo Chivucute | ANGOLA

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

CENTRAL AFRICA

28.Aug.2025

‘You can’t declare yourself a solution to the climate crisis while handing your ecosystems over to the oil industry’

Emmanuel Musuyu | DRC

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

CENTRAL AFRICA

27.Aug.2025

EN FR

‘Anticorruption should not be an abstract legal agenda – it must directly improve people’s lives’

Betina Pasteknik | AUSTRIA

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

GLOBAL

26.Aug.2025

OUR 2025 INTERVIEWS, MAPPED

INTERVIEWS

CIVICUS @CIVICUSalliance ·

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.
Read more: http://web.civicus.org/Ruth-Kolevsohn
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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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CIVICUS @CIVICUSalliance ·

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.
Read more: http://web.civicus.org/Samuel-Matsikure
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