INTERVIEWS

‘Rebuilding trust in democracy requires reclaiming power from the few to ensure it delivers for all’

Soheïla Comninos | USA

DEMOCRACY

GLOBAL

10.Apr.2025

‘The discovery of the torture centre exposed the state’s complicity with organised crime’

Anna Karolina Chimiak | MEXICO

‘This new law will push LGBTQI+ people and communities into deeper invisibility and precarity’

‘Duterte’s arrest reinforces the principle that leaders are not above international law’

Maria Sol Taule | PHILIPPINES

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

SOUTHEAST ASIA

03.Apr.2025

‘Energy Transfer’s lawsuit against Greenpeace is an attempt to drain our resources and silence dissent’

Daniel Simons | GLOBAL

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

GLOBAL

01.Apr.2025

‘The new foreign agents’ law isn’t about transparency – it’s about silencing dissent’

Damjan Ožegović | BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

FREEDOMS

EUROPE

24.Mar.2025

‘Student protests have sparked solidarity, empathy and a renewed belief in collective action’

Alma Mustajbašić | SERBIA

FREEDOMS

EUROPE

21.Mar.2025

‘Civil society is pushing for transparent, rights-centred AI governance’

Franco Giandana Gigena | GLOBAL

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

GLOBAL

18.Mar.2025

‘Civil society works day in and day out to build democracy’

Taulant Hoxha | KOSOVO

DEMOCRACY

EUROPE

11.Mar.2025

‘The exclusion of women limits the options and talent available to lead the OAS’

Viviana Krsticevic | AMERICAS

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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