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‘Civil society played a crucial role in keeping the far right out of power’

The UK’s chance for change

New government must respect civic space and reset relationships with civil society

‘We live in a system that’s allergic to pluralism, with a government hostile to critical voices’

‘Authoritarian tendencies manifest themselves in efforts to control information and stifle dissent’

‘The future of the EU as we know cannot be taken for granted’

‘We hope the government’s attempts to stifle activism will ultimately fail’

‘The rise of the far right will make things more difficult, but the EU will remain functional – for now’

‘Our legal action forced the authorities to act to protect nature and people’s health’

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‘Civil society can still defeat the foreign agents bill if it plans and acts strategically’

‘The coalition agreement softened the far-right’s stance, but the new government won’t defend minorities’