INTERVIEWS

‘Holding police officers accountable for killings in a court of law will be the main deterrent’

Joseph Kariuki | KENYA

FREEDOMS

EAST AFRICA

31.Jan.2022

‘The international community has never addressed the root causes of the crisis’

‘Civil society is not yet under direct threat, but we believe that our turn is coming’

Amine Ghali | TUNISIA

DEMOCRACY

NORTHERN AFRICA

21.Jan.2022

‘We hope that social media companies will avoid becoming a censorship tool’

Denis Shedov | RUSSIA

FREEDOMS

EUROPE

21.Jan.2022

‘There was an overwhelming demand for women to gain the right to choose’

Sara Casadei | SAN MARINO

INCLUSION

EUROPE

18.Jan.2022

‘We believe that the new government will defend democratic principles’

Marie Jahodová | CZECH REPUBLIC

DEMOCRACY

EUROPE

13.Jan.2022

‘The government and the international community must engage more with civil society’

Abdel-Rahman El Mahdi | SUDAN

DEMOCRACY

NORTHERN AFRICA

12.Jan.2022

‘As long as land remains in private hands, conflict will continue ‘

Alicia Amarilla | PARAGUAY

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

SOUTH AMERICA

05.Jan.2022

EN ES

‘The counter-terrorism law is used to restrict political work in Palestine and shrink civic space in Israel’

Einat Fogel-Levin | ISRAEL

FREEDOMS

MIDDLE EAST

05.Jan.2022

‘There is opportunity for a meaningful shift from foreign interference to true leadership of Haitian people’

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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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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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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