DEMOCRACY

ELECTIONS AND BEYOND

HUNGARY: ‘Civil society’s role is to ensure democratic restoration is genuine and inclusive’

Márta Pardavi | HUNGARY

BANGLADESH: ‘Our biggest achievement was showing young people’s voices matter’

Lutfa Pathan | BANGLADESH

PERU: ‘The adult public and the mainstream press ridiculed our protests’

Jackelinne Ponce Paredes | PERU

USA: ‘The challenges have never been greater, but civil society’s capacity to respond has never been higher’

Lauren Prather | UNITED STATES

DJIBOUTI: ‘The election was a ritual confirmation of permanent power’

Adam Daud Ahmed | DJIBOUTI

TANZANIA: ‘People took to social media instead of the public square, where they might get shot’

Gabriel Karsan | TANZANIA

KENYA: ‘The energy seems to have moved from the streets to the ballot box’

Ahmednoor Haji | KENYA

BULGARIA: ‘We protested against a whole system of corrupt governance and state capture’

Aleksandar Tanev | BULGARIA

NEPAL: ‘People used to believe nothing would ever change, and now they believe change is possible’

Nishchhal Kharal | NEPAL

NEPAL: ‘Voting on Discord was a very Gen Z way of doing politics’

Abhijeet Adhikari | NEPAL