July 06, 2026

BOLIVIA: 'In times of crisis, civil society can provide the calm that politics and the…

CIVICUS discusses political crisis in Bolivia with Daniel Moreno, a political scientist, sociologist and senior researcher at Ciudadanía – Comunidad de Estudios Sociales y…
July 05, 2026

INDONESIA: 'We hope that those who take part in Pride events elsewhere also march for…

CIVICUS discusses the criminalisation of LGBTQI+ people in Indonesia with Lini Zurlia, Advocacy Manager at the ASEAN SOGIE Caucus, a regional civil society organisation…
July 04, 2026

ECUADOR: 'Defending rights should not be a high-risk activity'

CIVICUS discusses the murder of human rights defender Monika Silva and its implications for civic space in Ecuador with Mauricio Alarcón, executive director of…
July 03, 2026

DJIBOUTI: 'Silence is the mechanism that makes authoritarianism possible'

CIVICUS discusses the repression of press freedom in Djibouti with Zineb Haddaji, an exiled independent journalist who covers Djibouti and the Horn of Africa…
July 02, 2026

WORLD CUP: 'The US government is using the event to promote its mass deportations'

CIVICUS speaks about the USA's immigration crackdown in the context of the World Cup with Andrea Florence, executive director of the Sport & Rights…
July 01, 2026

TURKEY: 'The world has not raised its voice sufficiently against arbitrary detentions'

CIVICUS discusses the current crackdown on Turkish civil society and political opposition with Berna Akkızal, Director of the Civic Space Studies Association, an independent…
June 29, 2026

SERBIA: 'Social media are more trustworthy than much of official media, a disturbing sign of…

CIVICUS discusses media freedoms in Serbia with Marija Babić, a lawyer and researcher at the Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia (NUNS), an organisation…
June 28, 2026

MEXICO: 'The World Cup is an opportunity to raise global awareness of the crisis of…

CIVICUS discusses Mexico's enforced disappearance crisis with Angélica Orozco, a member of Fuerzas Unidas por Nuestros Desaparecidos en Nuevo León (FUNDENL), a collective of…
June 26, 2026

DEMOCRACY: 'We now have a playbook to stop authoritarians, and it starts with listening to…

CIVICUS speaks about anti-authoritarian struggles and the Anti-Authoritarian Toolkit with Pedro Telles, Program Director at D-Hub. D-Hub is a global organisation dedicated to capacity…
June 25, 2026

HUNGARY: 'We expect the era of rights-stripping policies to end, in law and institutional practice'

CIVICUS discusses LGBTQI+ rights in Hungary with members of the organising team of the 2026 Budapest Pride Community Festival. This year's Budapest Pride, to…
June 24, 2026

SOUTH AFRICA: 'Xenophobia has become a get-out-of-jail-free card for elites who have failed'

CIVICUS discusses the current wave of xenophobic violence in South Africa with Ashley Green-Thompson, Director of ACT Ubumbano, a network of Southern African and…
June 21, 2026

GREECE: 'Children need better protection online, not to be removed from social media'

CIVICUS discusses Greece's social media ban with a member of the Child Rights International Network (CRIN), an international human rights organisation that works to…
June 18, 2026

GHANA: 'This is bigger than LGBTQI+ rights – it's about the kind of society we…

CIVICUS discusses Ghana's anti-LGBTQI+ law with Leila Lariba, Executive Director of One Love Sisters Ghana, a community-driven organisation that advances human rights, social inclusion…
June 16, 2026

CIVIL SOCIETY: 'Volunteering is no longer seen as a civic duty but as a form…

CIVICUS discusses the importance of volunteering with Nichole Cirillo, Executive Director of the International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE), a global civil society organisation…
June 15, 2026

WORLD CUP: 'FIFA has placed itself on the side of the polluters, not the rest…

CIVICUS speaks about the climate impacts of the 2026 World Cup with Frank Huisingh, founder of Fossil Free Football, a fan-led group that campaigns…
June 12, 2026

ACCESS TO INFORMATION: 'Restrictions are turning librarians into activists in a way they may not…

CIVICUS speaks with Claire McGuire, Manager of Policy and Advocacy at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), about the role of…
June 11, 2026

BANGLADESH: 'The deeper change is that people are no longer silent'

CIVICUS discusses the Gen Z-led protests that ousted an autocratic government in Bangladesh with Tasfia Tarannum Ridita, a student activist with Transcend, an organisation…
June 10, 2026

SENEGAL: 'The new law criminalises not only LGBTQI+ people but also anyone offering support'

CIVICUS discusses Senegal's anti-LGBTQI+ law with an anonymous member of a gender diverse and trans community network established in June 2020 to support LGBTQI+…
June 09, 2026

GLOBAL TAX TREATY: 'Without sustained pressure from organised movements, the political space to win simply…

CIVICUS discusses a proposed United Nations (UN) tax treaty with Jenny Ricks, General Secretary of Fight Inequality Alliance, a global movement that organises to…
June 04, 2026

DATA GOVERNANCE: 'Data belongs to the public; the state simply generates and manages it'

CIVICUS discusses open data governance and AI with Natalia Carfi, executive director of the Open Data Charter, a global civil society organisation that promotes…
June 03, 2026

PERU: 'For 20 years, voters have had to choose the lesser of two evils'

CIVICUS discusses the outlook ahead of Peru's runoff presidential election with David Hidalgo, journalist and executive director of OjoPúblico, a Peruvian digital investigative journalism…
June 02, 2026

NORTH MACEDONIA: 'A new generation of activists now exists where none existed before'

CIVICUS discusses North Macedonia's 2025 series of protests with Viktor Buchkovski, a lawyer and coordinator at the Health Education and Research Association and co-founder…
June 01, 2026

GAZA: 'If civilians can get this close to establishing a humanitarian corridor, then governments can…

CIVICUS discusses the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla on its mission to bring humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza with Musa Roshdy, a…
May 31, 2026

MEXICO: 'The protests meant the public emergence of Gen Z as a force with a…

CIVICUS discusses Mexico's Gen Z-led November 2025 protests with Rafael Amézquita Castellanos, a lawyer and young activist from Guadalajara. The protests marked Gen Z's…
May 30, 2026

TOGO: 'A generation that had largely stayed away from public engagement has crossed a threshold'

CIVICUS discusses Gen Z-led protests in Togo with Ahouefa Sossou, a human rights defender, lawyer and member of the Centre for Documentation and Training…
May 29, 2026

MALTA: 'Young people see the value in protecting women's health over enforcing religious doctrine' %

CIVICUS discusses the Women on Waves campaign to expand access to abortion with Dr Natalie Psaila Stabile, a reproductive rights advocate and member of…
May 28, 2026

JAPAN: 'Popular sovereignty means little if Japan is bound by US military decisions'

CIVICUS discusses anti-war protests in Japan with Koichi Nakano, professor of political science at Sophia University in Tokyo and a leading analyst of Japan's…
May 27, 2026

NIGER: 'Every external critical voice is exploited as evidence of imperialism'

CIVICUS discusses civic space repression under military rule in Niger with a political analyst with decades of experience in human rights advocacy, who has…
May 26, 2026

LEBANON: 'The postponement of the election can't be treated as a break from democratic responsibility'

CIVICUS discusses Lebanon's postponed parliamentary election with Dayana El Baba, Executive Director of the Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections (LADE), a secular civil society…
May 25, 2026

PERU: 'If authorities once again ignore the popular will, accumulated discontent could trigger a new…

CIVICUS discusses Gen Z-led protests in Peru with an activist with a decade of experience in public mobilisation who has asked to remain anonymous…
May 23, 2026

TOGO: 'The connection between economic hardship and politics drove people to the streets'

CIVICUS discusses Togo's Gen Z-led protests with Esso-Dong Kongah, a young Togolese lawyer and human rights defender who took part in the protests. Togo…
May 22, 2026

ESWATINI: 'US deportees remain locked up in a maximum-security prison without due process'

CIVICUS discusses US deportations to Eswatini with Sibusiso Nhlabatsi, a human rights lawyer involved in defending deportees. Under a 2025 agreement with the Trump…
May 21, 2026

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE: 'A strong Secretary-General could revive the UN, but a weak one could oversee…

CIVICUS discusses the candidates for the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General position with Aditi Gorur, coordinator of the 1 for 8 Billion campaign, a global…
May 19, 2026

TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION: 'China feels emboldened to globalise its political red lines'

CIVICUS discusses the cancellation of RightsCon 2026 with Barbora Bukovská, Senior Director for Law and Policy at ARTICLE 19, a human rights organisation that…
May 13, 2026

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

CIVICUS discusses a change of government in Hungary with Márta Pardavi, co-chair of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, a human rights organisation that monitors democratic…
May 12, 2026

BAHRAIN: 'The death penalty is being used as a tool of political suppression'

CIVICUS discusses Bahrain's crackdown on dissent with Sayed Yusuf Almuhafdha, a human rights advocate and researcher affiliated with Salam for Democracy and Human Rights…

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