INTERVIEWS

‘Those who promote accountability, democratic values and human rights are branded enemies of the state’

Márta Pardavi | HUNGARY

FREEDOMS

EUROPE

05.Jun.2025

‘Truth and justice have no statute of limitations; the state must assume its responsibility’

Graciela Montes de Oca | URUGUAY

‘The NGO bill strengthens legal mechanisms designed to discredit or silence critical civil society voices’

Josiah Kalala | ZAMBIA

FREEDOMS

SOUTHERN AFRICA

03.Jun.2025

‘As far-right forces gain ground, the political landscape is shifting to the right’

Hyun-Phil Na | SOUTH KOREA

DEMOCRACY

EAST ASIA

02.Jun.2025

‘Diaspora voting ensured every citizen, regardless of location, could exercise their right to vote’

Erida Skëndaj | ALBANIA

DEMOCRACY

EUROPE

01.Jun.2025

‘The funding freeze has damaged the support systems that protect human rights defenders’

Ginna Anderson | UNITED STATES

FREEDOMS

NORTH AMERICA

31.May.2025

‘The groups targeted are those that promote a two-state solution and defend peace and human rights’

‘The regime seeks to consolidate absolute control by eliminating all external oversight’

Wisthon Noguera | NICARAGUA

‘Civil society must engage to prevent discussions devolving into demagoguery’

Jorge Máximo | PORTUGAL

‘Venezuela is on the road to becoming an entrenched authoritarian regime tolerated by the international community’

Rafael Uzcátegui | VENEZUELA

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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