INTERVIEWS

YEMEN: ‘The world now faces a problem it lacks a strategy to address’

Yasmeen Al-Eryani | YEMEN

CONFLICT | CRISIS

MIDDLE EAST

23.Oct.2026

TANZANIA: ‘The government should recognise the Maasai as conservationists rather than a threat’

Odero Odero | TANZANIA

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

EAST AFRICA

22.Oct.2026

THAILAND: ‘By excluding lèse-majesté cases, the amnesty turns back the clock’

Anon Chawalawan | THAILAND

FREEDOMS

SOUTHEAST ASIA

21.Oct.2026

TURKEY: ‘State policy is criminalising the existence of LGBTQI+ people’

YEMEN: ‘Attacks on civilians won’t stop as long as perpetrators go unpunished’

Khawla Al-Rowaishan | YEMEN

CONFLICT | CRISIS

MIDDLE EAST

19.Oct.2026

ARTIVISM: ‘We need digital spaces that maximise positive impact and protection’

Razali Samsudin | UNITED KINGDOM

FREEDOMS

GLOBAL

18.Oct.2026

USA: ‘Rights can be hollowed out one procedure at a time until they survive in name only’

Aklima Khondoker | UNITED STATES

DEMOCRACY

NORTH AMERICA

17.Oct.2026

VIETNAM: ‘We hope young people who have voiced their anger and frustration will turn it into activism’

Angelina Huynh | UNITED STATES

FREEDOMS

SOUTHEAST ASIA

16.Oct.2026

VENEZUELA: ‘Protests are becoming more frequent because society has lost its fear’

Andrés Cañizález | VENEZUELA

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: ‘We are part of this country and we have the right to nationality’

Miguelito Lafler | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

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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