January 21, 2026

SINGAPORE: ‘The Ceasefire Remains a Temporary De-Escalation, Not Stable Peace’

CIVICUS speaks about the Cambodia–Thailand peace process with Dr Eugene Mark, Fellow and Co-coordinator of the Thailand Studies Programme at the Yusof Ishak Institute,…
January 20, 2026

SOUTH AFRICA: ‘The Global System Works Against Petty Corruption, But Collapses When Corruption Becomes Grand,…

CIVICUS speaks with Ruth Kolevsohn, Executive Director of Good Governance Africa, about recent anti-corruption protests across Africa and calls for an International Anti-Corruption Court.…
January 19, 2026

BELARUS: ‘Freedom Always Returns – but Only If We Hold Fast to Our Values and…

CIVICUS speaks with Belarusian activist, blogger and journalist Mikola Dziadok about his experiences as a two-time political prisoner and the repression of dissent in…
January 17, 2026

SOUTH AFRICA: ‘For 30 Years We’ve Addressed Climate Change Without Confronting its Root Cause Fossil…

CIVICUS discusses the campaign for a global fossil fuel treaty with human rights advocate Kumi Naidoo, president of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative,…
January 16, 2026

NETHERLANDS: ‘LGBTQI+ People, Sex Workers and People Who Use Drugs Are Most Affected by HIV…

CIVICUS speaks about HIV response in Africa with Samuel Matsikure, Key Populations Lead at Aidsfonds. Aidsfonds led the Love Alliance global partnership, which operated…
January 15, 2026

DRC: ‘Behind the Rhetoric of Peace and Stability, Economic and Strategic Interests are Prolonging the…

Read in French CIVICUS discusses the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with Crispin Ngakani, a Congolese civil society activist…
January 14, 2026

GREENLAND: ‘Greenland is Not for Sale: Greenlanders are the Only Ones Who can Decide Their…

CIVICUS discusses the US government’s renewed calls to annex Greenland with Rachael Lorna Johnstone, Professor of Law at the University of Akureyri, Iceland. Donald…
January 13, 2026

CHILE: ‘The Election Result Opens up Uncertainty for Democracy and Civic Space’

CIVICUS speaks with Flavia Liberona, executive director of Fundación Terram, about the results of Chile’s presidential election. Fundación Terram is a Chilean civil society…
January 05, 2026

BENIN: ‘Loss of Trust in Democratic Systems has Become a Major Risk Factor’

Read in French CIVICUS discusses an attempted coup in Benin with Aisha Dabo, programme coordinator at AfricTivistes, a pan-African network committed to democracy, human…
January 02, 2026

IRAQ: ‘The Election Felt Like a Formality Because it Took Place in a Context Hostile…

CIVICUS discusses civic space and democratic participation in Iraq with Iraqi human rights defender Hasan Ibrahim. Iraq’s November 2025 parliamentary election took place against…
December 31, 2025

UNITED KINGDOM: ‘When Critical Thinking isn’t Welcomed, Art Offers Alternative Ways of Speaking’

CIVICUS speaks to Daria Cybulska about her 2024 Churchill Fellowship field research in Central Asia, where she explored how civil society uses art, creativity…
December 30, 2025

DENMARK: ‘Civil Society Should Not Just be Heard; it Should Influence Agendas, Priorities and Practice’

CIVICUS discusses the outcomes and limitations of the Annual CSO-UN Dialogue on Peacebuilding with Sweta Velpillay, co-director of Conducive Space for Peace (CSP), an…
December 29, 2025

UGANDA: ‘Refugees are being pushed into a legal limbo as international support collapses’

CIVICUS discusses a crisis for refugee protection in Uganda with Fabian Kagimu, founder of Prism Empowerment and Development Initiative, a trans-led feminist humanitarian organisation…
December 26, 2025

KAZAKHSTAN: ‘This anti-LGBTQI+ bill can still be blocked – but only with sustained international pressure’

CIVICUS discusses Kazakhstan’s anti-LGBTQI+ bill with Temirlan Baimash, activist and co-founder of QUEER KZ youth initiative, a Kazakhstani LGBTQI+ organisation. On 12 November, Kazakhstan’s…
December 24, 2025

ZAMBIA: ‘Constitutional Changes in an Election Period Tend to be Driven by Political Expediency Rather…

CIVICUS discusses recent constitutional changes in Zambia with Gideon Musonda, Executive Director of the Advocates for Democratic Governance Foundation, a Zambian civil society organisation.…
December 23, 2025

SOUTH AFRICA: ‘Declaring Gender-Based Violence and Femicide a National Disaster Creates a Mechanism for Faster…

CIVICUS discusses South Africa’s recent declaration of gender-based violence (GBV) as a national disaster with Cameron Kasambala, student and spokesperson for Women for Change,…
December 22, 2025

ZAMBIA: ‘Zambia Has Environmental Laws and Standards on Paper – the Problem is Their Implementation’

CIVICUS discusses environmental accountability in Zambia with Christian-Géraud Neema, Africa editor at the China Global South Project, an independent journalism initiative that covers and…
December 19, 2025

HONDURAS: ‘The Human Rights Crisis is Structural and Will Not be Resolved by a Simple…

CIVICUS discusses Honduras’ 30 November presidential election, with no winner yet declared, with members of Expediente Público, the investigative journalism programme of the think…
December 18, 2025

BULGARIA: ‘People Reacted to a System of Governance Shaped by Informal Powers and Personal Interests’

CIVICUS discusses Generation Z-led protests in Bulgaria with Zahari Iankov, senior legal expert at the Bulgarian Centre for Not-for-Profit Law, a civil society organisation…
December 15, 2025

EGYPT: ‘Without a Binding Agreement, Each Decision Upstream Carries the Potential to Become a Crisis…

CIVICUS discusses international water governance and the political implications of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam with Khaled AbuZeid, Executive Director of the Arab Water…
December 14, 2025

GUINEA-BISSAU: ‘The 26 November Coup was Staged to Disrupt the Electoral Process’

Read in Portuguese  CIVICUS discusses Guinea-Bissau’s coup following its presidential election with Victorino Indeque, activist and coordinator of the Guinea-Bissau Human Rights Defenders Network,…
December 14, 2025

HAITI: ‘The Control Exercised by Gangs has turned daily life into a constant struggle for…

CIVICUS discusses Haiti’s worsening humanitarian and security crisis with Chaduc Louis, Secretary General of the Vialet Association of Progressive Youth (AJPV), a civil society…
December 13, 2025

ARGENTINA: ‘Milei Managed to Capture Social Unrest and Channel it Through a Disruptive Political Proposal’

CIVICUS discusses Argentina’s legislative election with Carlos Gervasoni, director of the Department of Political Science and International Studies at Torcuato Di Tella University. On…
December 12, 2025

SOUTH AFRICA: ‘Environmental Rights are Enforceable and Communities Have the Right to be Consulted and…

CIVICUS discusses a landmark court ruling halting oil and gas exploration off South Africa’s coast with members of The Green Connection, one of the two civil…
December 11, 2025

INDIA: ‘When Civil Society is Constrained, it Cannot Challenge Power or Amplify Excluded Voices’

CIVICUS discusses civil society challenges in India with Smarinita Shetty and Devanshi Vaid, co-founders of India Development Review (IDR), a knowledge platform that documents…
December 09, 2025

TUNISIA: ‘Tunisia has Lost the Progress that Once Made it a Regional Example of Democracy’

CIVICUS discusses growing authoritarianism in Tunisia with a representative of the Africa Independent Commission of Human Rights. On 22 November, Tunisians took to the…
December 08, 2025

LIBYA: ‘From the Moment They Enter Libya, Migrants Risk Being Arbitrarily Arrested, Tortured and Killed’

CIVICUS discusses migrants’ rights in Libya with Sarra Zidi, political scientist and researcher for HuMENA, an international civil society organisation (CSO) that advances democracy,…
December 07, 2025

PHILIPPINES: ‘The Government Funds Gender Programmes While Denying Women Control of Their Bodies’

CIVICUS discusses women’s rights in the Philippines with Nica Dumlao, researcher and consultant for Asia Democracy Network, a regional organisation that works for a…
December 06, 2025

SERBIA: ‘We Haven’t Inherited Democracy, so We’ve Had to Reinvent it Ourselves’

CIVICUS speaks with Mihajlo Matković, a student activist and member of the CIVICUS Youth Action Team, about anti-corruption protests that have swept Serbia over…
December 05, 2025

TUVALU: ‘We Need a New Global Legal Framework that Rethinks Sovereignty in the Context of…

CIVICUS discusses climate displacement and Tuvalu’s future with Kiali Molu, a former civil servant at Tuvalu’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and currently a PhD…
December 04, 2025

JAPAN: ‘The New Prime Minister Signals a Shift Towards a Confrontational Approach that Risks Destabilising…

CIVICUS speaks with Akio Takayanagi, professor and policy adviser at the Japan NGO Centre for International Co-operation, about Japan’s first female prime minister and…
December 03, 2025

UNITED KINGDOM: ‘The Crime and Policing Bill is one of the Most Far-Reaching Attempts to…

CIVICUS discusses the UK’s proposed Crime and Policing Bill with members of Liberty, the country’s largest civil liberties organisation, which campaigns for everyone to be treated…
December 02, 2025

BRAZIL: ‘The Siren Song of the Fossil Fuel Lobby and Political Interests has Trumped Reason…

Read in Portuguese CIVICUS discusses the COP30 climate summit with Juliano Bueno and Nicole Figueiredo Oliveira, technical director and executive director of the Arayara…
December 01, 2025

URUGUAY: ‘Civil Society Must be Recognised as a Key Pillar of Democracy’

CIVICUS discusses the evolution, challenges and future of civil society in Latin America and around the world with Anabel Cruz, former CIVICUS Board chair,…
November 30, 2025

MYANMAR:‘Our Goal is to Shift the Narrative Through Community Gatherings, Digital Engagement and Storytelling’

CIVICUS speaks about innovative strategies young people are using to resist the military regime and push for democracy in Myanmar with a youth activist…
November 29, 2025

THAILAND: ‘Once Conversations about Democracy and Equality Begin, they are very Hard to Silence’

CIVICUS discusses restrictions on civic space in Thailand and the detention of activist and human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa with Akarachai Chaimaneekarakate, Advocacy Lead at Thai…

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