INTERVIEWS

‘The government was corrupt and willing to kill its own people to stay in power’

Dikpal Khatri Chhetry | NEPAL

DEMOCRACY

SOUTH ASIA

02.Oct.2025

‘Without ads, most civil society groups risk their voices being drowned out’

Filip Stojanovski | N MACEDONIA

FREEDOMS

EUROPE

01.Oct.2025

‘The popular will expressed in elections shouldn’t be overturned by judicial intervention’

Sunai Phasuk | THAILAND

DEMOCRACY

SOUTHEAST ASIA

30.Sep.2025

‘People are too afraid to speak out against the government’

‘New migration and asylum policies challenge the basic principles of refugee protection and the European legal order’

Minos Mouzourakis | GREECE

INCLUSION

EUROPE

26.Sep.2025

‘Even amid political crisis, Samoa resolves conflicts through democratic means rather than violence’

Lucia S Chung Kwan | SAMOA

DEMOCRACY

OCEANIA

25.Sep.2025

‘The ICJ’s advisory opinion strengthens climate justice by establishing legal principles states cannot ignore’

Abdul Shaheed | FIJI

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

GLOBAL

24.Sep.2025

‘Protests revealed an erosion of public trust in parties, parliament, the police and judiciary’

Yati Andriyani | INDONESIA

FREEDOMS

SOUTHEAST ASIA

23.Sep.2025

‘States must stop treating care as an expenditure and start treating it as an investment’

Jeffrey Vogt | UNITED STATES

INCLUSION

AMERICAS

22.Sep.2025

‘The North Korean human rights movement is facing its greatest crisis since it began in the 1990s’

Hanna Song | SOUTH KOREA

FREEDOMS

EAST ASIA

21.Sep.2025

OUR 2026 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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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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