INTERVIEWS

‘Our government cares only about profit, not people’

Nyombi Morris | UGANDA

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

EAST AFRICA

25.Apr.2022

‘The government is trying to silence those who are against the pipeline’

Baraka Lenga | TANZANIA

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

EAST AFRICA

23.Apr.2022

‘The pipeline project would open up critical ecosystems to commercial oil exploitation’

Omar Elmawi | EAST AFRICA

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

EAST AFRICA

21.Apr.2022

‘The ongoing protests have put the government on the defensive’

Ruki Fernando | SRI LANKA

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

SOUTH ASIA

20.Apr.2022

‘By peacefully protesting, we hope to protect our democracy’

Bhavani Fonseca | SRI LANKA

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

SOUTH ASIA

19.Apr.2022

‘The constitution now contemplates the interests of future generations’

Edoardo Zanchini | ITALY

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

EUROPE

14.Apr.2022

‘Advocacy for policy change takes time and a long-term commitment’

Helen McEachern | GLOBAL

INCLUSION

GLOBAL

13.Apr.2022

‘Violence against women continues at pandemic levels in the UK as elsewhere’

Zarin Hainsworth | UNITED KINGDOM

INCLUSION

GLOBAL

13.Apr.2022

‘Women need more access to real political decision-making power’

Terry Ince | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

INCLUSION

GLOBAL

11.Apr.2022

‘Global-level policy-making is disconnected from women’s realities’

Wanun Permpibul | THAILAND

INCLUSION

GLOBAL

08.Apr.2022

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.
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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.
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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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