INTERVIEWS

‘Attacks on the right to protest are escalating’

Brenna McNeil | AUSTRALIA

FREEDOMS

OCEANIA

11.Feb.2025

‘Democratic rules shouldn’t be changed just because they are inconvenient to those in power’

Munashe Masiyiwa | ZIMBABWE

DEMOCRACY

SOUTHERN AFRICA

10.Feb.2025

‘This election campaign offers two opposing visions of how to tackle insecurity’

Jorge Tapia de los Reyes | ECUADOR

‘Protests showed the power of popular mobilisation in forcing the government to respond’

Malam Sanha | GUINEA-BISSAU

‘Thailand’s treatment of Uyghur refugees violates international standards’

Rushan Abbas | THAILAND

FREEDOMS

ASIA

05.Feb.2025

‘Rwandan support for the M23 threatens to turn the conflict into a regional crisis’

Steward Muhindo | DRC

‘The transmigration plan threatens Papua’s autonomy and Indigenous ways of life’

Budi Hernawan | INDONESIA

INCLUSION

SOUTHEAST ASIA

03.Feb.2025

‘Reconciliation will require robust transitional justice and accountability mechanisms’

Henok Ashagray and Hone Mandefro | ETHIOPIA

CONFLICT | CRISIS

EAST AFRICA

29.Jan.2025

‘Areas essential to the global climate are being threatened by economic projects’

François Kamate | DRC

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

CENTRAL AFRICA

27.Jan.2025

EN FR

‘Each failed attempt at democratic transition reinforces the power of the authoritarian government’

Carlos Torrealba | VENEZUELA

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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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.
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