INTERVIEWS

‘Civil society must be recognised as a key pillar of democracy’

Anabel Cruz | URUGUAY

FREEDOMS

SOUTH AMERICA

01.Dec.2025

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‘Our goal is to shift the narrative through community gatherings, digital engagement and storytelling’

‘Once conversations about democracy and equality begin, they are very hard to silence’

Akarachai Chaimaneekarakate | THAILAND

FREEDOMS

SOUTHEAST ASIA

29.Nov.2025

‘We want a government that listens, serves and invests in its people’

Hicham Missiame | MOROCCO

FREEDOMS

NORTHERN AFRICA

28.Nov.2025

‘Art offers a space where people can start picturing a Syria that moves beyond conflict and division’

Laura Al Jundi | SYRIA

CONFLICT | CRISIS

MIDDLE EAST

27.Nov.2025

‘Arts are powerful tools for documentation, mobilisation and solidarity’

‘We refuse to stay silent while those in power treat public office like private property’

Raoul Manuel | PHILIPPINES

DEMOCRACY

SOUTHEAST ASIA

25.Nov.2025

‘The government will not be able to impose unilateral measures without facing a strong social response’

María Galindo | BOLIVIA

‘This ceasefire came after a level of international concern we hadn’t seen before’

Patrycja Grzebyk | POLAND

CONFLICT | CRISIS

MIDDLE EAST

22.Nov.2025

‘Gabon remains at a crossroads between democratic change and authoritarian continuity’

Sentiment Ondo | GABON

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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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