INTERVIEWS

VENEZUELA: ‘People once again believe they can influence what happens in their country’

Pedro González Caro | VENEZUELA

DEMOCRACY

SOUTH AMERICA

29.Mar.2026

EN ES

CONGO: ‘The result was already decided before polling stations opened’

Ivan Kibangou Ngoy | REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

‘The EU cannot position itself as a defender of human rights while being one of Israel’s primary arms markets’

UN REFORM: ‘The UN is supposed to be a counterweight to regressive trends, not a reflection of them’

Cynthia Saxena | UNITED STATES

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

GLOBAL

25.Mar.2026

AFRICA: ‘The African Union must live up to its principles in practice, not just on paper’

Olorunyomi Pauline Adedigba | NIGERIA

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

AFRICA

24.Mar.2026

GERMANY: ‘The goal is a resilient democracy that doesn’t just react to the far right but builds alternatives’

Lorenz Blumenthaler | GERMANY

DEMOCRACY

EUROPE

23.Mar.2026

ITALY: ‘White supremacist concepts are entering mainstream political discourse on migration’

Eleonora Celoria | ITALY

INCLUSION

EUROPE

22.Mar.2026

PORTUGAL: ‘The far right’s electoral legitimacy can eventually become governmental power’

Jonni Lopes | PORTUGAL

DEMOCRACY

EUROPE

18.Mar.2026

KAZAKHSTAN: ‘This constitution is the final institutional lock on authoritarian rule’

Yevgeniy Zhovtis | KAZAKHSTAN

DEMOCRACY

CENTRAL ASIA

13.Mar.2026

CHINA: ‘The state is using generative AI to engineer reality through informational gaslighting’

Fergus Ryan | AUSTRALIA

FREEDOMS

EAST ASIA

12.Mar.2026

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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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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