INTERVIEWS

‘We help combat disinformation aimed at eroding trust in democratic institutions’

Beatrice Wayne | CANADA

DEMOCRACY

NORTH AMERICA

26.Apr.2025

‘If civil society doesn’t speak now, we risk having nothing left to defend in just a couple of years’

Rümeysa Çamdereli | TURKEY

FREEDOMS

EUROPE

25.Apr.2025

‘Protecting Afghan refugees is not merely a humanitarian gesture – it is a legal obligation’

Moniza Kakar | PAKISTAN

INCLUSION

SOUTH ASIA

24.Apr.2025

‘Noboa did not receive a blank cheque: he will have to show tangible results’

Jorge Tapia de los Reyes | ECUADOR

‘The risk of a return to full-scale war is very high – it’s only a matter of time’

Edmund Yakani | SOUTH SUDAN

CONFLICT | CRISIS

EAST AFRICA

22.Apr.2025

‘The recent attacks on activists echo apartheid-era repression, although this is supposedly a democracy’

Corlett Letlojane | SOUTH AFRICA

FREEDOMS

SOUTHERN AFRICA

21.Apr.2025

‘The international response should follow the principle of ‘nothing about us, without us’’

Maryna Rudenko | UKRAINE

CONFLICT | CRISIS

EUROPE

17.Apr.2025

‘As civil society, we must mobilise our forces to defend the democratic principles of our country’

Valentin Stel | FRANCE

‘Protesters are calling for immediate justice and long-term reforms’

Borjan Eftimov | NORTH MACEDONIA

FREEDOMS

EUROPE

15.Apr.2025

‘Political leadership may have changed, but the state still controls the narrative and excludes civil society’

Dumiso Gatsha | BOTSWANA

DEMOCRACY

SOUTHERN AFRICA

11.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.
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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