INTERVIEWS

‘Our legal challenge of the funding freeze is testing the judiciary’s ability to check executive power’

Eric Bjornlund | UNITED STATES

DEMOCRACY

NORTH AMERICA

12.May.2025

‘Trans rights are human rights, and those don’t stop at borders’

Keyne Walker | UNITED KINGDOM

INCLUSION

EUROPE

10.May.2025

‘Our weak and corrupt institutions acted too late to address manipulation that destabilised democracy’

Anda Serban | ROMANIA

DEMOCRACY

EUROPE

09.May.2025

‘Despite the repeal of ‘LGBT-free zones’, LGBTQI+ people still lack basic legal protections’

Annamaria Linczowska | POLAND

INCLUSION

EUROPE

06.May.2025

‘Trump is advancing a 21st-century US variant of fascism, backed by a white nationalist ideology’

Samuel Worthington | UNITED STATES

DEMOCRACY

NORTH AMERICA

03.May.2025

‘Civil society groups play a vital role in protecting electoral integrity’

Saffron Zomer | AUSTRALIA

DEMOCRACY

OCEANIA

02.May.2025

‘Our fight for LGBTQI+ rights isn’t isolated from broader global south struggles against colonial legacies’

Angelique Nixon | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

INCLUSION

CARIBBEAN

01.May.2025

‘Without channels for constructive engagement, this crisis of legitimacy could empower far-right populist forces’

Stefanos Loukopoulos | GREECE

DEMOCRACY

EUROPE

30.Apr.2025

‘In the name of transparency, the anti-NGO law seeks to silence civil society’

Álvaro Henzler | PERU

‘It takes non-violent, disruptive actions to make our government pay attention’

Youth Demand | UNITED KINGDOM

FREEDOMS

EUROPE

28.Apr.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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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.
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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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