INTERVIEWS

‘Media and social networks are battlegrounds where rumours and disinformation circulate widely’

Kaberu Tairu | COTE D’IVOIRE

DEMOCRACY

WEST AFRICA

11.Oct.2025

EN FR

‘Powerful states view AI governance as a tool for strategic and economic positioning’

Federica Marconi | ITALY

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

GLOBAL

10.Oct.2025

‘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

‘Moldova’s democracy continued to function effectively despite facing enormous pressure’

Nicolae Panfil | MOLDOVA

DEMOCRACY

EUROPE

07.Oct.2025

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

Indira Correia Baldé | GUINEA-BISSAU

‘No solution will work if the institutions responsible for abuses remain in charge of implementing it’

‘Genuine democratic change will require more than top-level agreements’

Mahad Wasuge | SOMALIA

DEMOCRACY

EAST AFRICA

04.Oct.2025

‘Democracy isn’t just about getting cheaper groceries – it’s about protecting freedoms’

Lukáš Hilpert | CZECH REPUBLIC

DEMOCRACY

EUROPE

03.Oct.2025

‘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 | NORTH MACEDONIA

FREEDOMS

EUROPE

01.Oct.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.
Read more: http://web.civicus.org/Uganda-elections
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CIVICUS @CIVICUSalliance ·

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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CIVICUS @CIVICUSalliance ·

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.
Read more: http://web.civicus.org/Mikola-Dziadok
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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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CIVICUS @CIVICUSalliance ·

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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