INTERVIEWS

‘Milei managed to capture social unrest and channel it through a disruptive political proposal’

Carlos Gervasoni | ARGENTINA

DEMOCRACY

SOUTH AMERICA

13.Dec.2025

EN ES

‘Environmental rights are enforceable and communities have the right to be consulted and taken seriously’

The Green Connection | SOUTH AFRICA

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

SOUTHERN AFRICA

12.Dec.2025

‘When civil society is constrained, it cannot challenge power or amplify excluded voices’

Devanshi Vaid and Smarinita Shetty | INDIA

FREEDOMS

SOUTH ASIA

11.Dec.2025

‘Tunisia has lost the progress that once made it a regional example of democracy’

CIDH Africa | TUNISIA

DEMOCRACY

NORTHERN AFRICA

09.Dec.2025

‘From the moment they enter Libya, migrants risk being arbitrarily arrested, tortured and killed’

‘The government funds gender programmes while denying women control of their bodies’

Nica Dumlao | PHILIPPINES

INCLUSION

SOUTHEAST ASIA

07.Dec.2025

‘We haven’t inherited democracy, so we’ve had to reinvent it ourselves’

Mihajlo Matković | SERBIA

DEMOCRACY

EUROPE

06.Dec.2025

‘We need a new global legal framework that rethinks sovereignty in the context of climate displacement’

Kiali Molu | TUVALU

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

OCEANIA

05.Dec.2025

‘The new prime minister signals a shift towards a confrontational approach that risks destabilising the region’

Akio Takayanagi | JAPAN

DEMOCRACY

EAST ASIA

04.Dec.2025

‘The Crime and Policing Bill is one of the most far-reaching attempts to curtail the right to protest’

Liberty | UNITED KINGDOM

FREEDOMS

EUROPE

03.Dec.2025

OUR 2025 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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