June 05, 2025

HUNGARY: ‘Those who promote accountability, democratic values and human rights are branded enemies of the…

CIVICUS discusses Hungary’s foreign agents bill with Márta Pardavi, co-chair of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, a human rights organisation that defends human dignity through legal and…
June 04, 2025

URUGUAY: ‘Truth and justice have no statute of limitations; the state must assume its responsibility’

CIVICUS discusses struggles for historical justice with Graciela Montes de Oca, a member of Mothers and Relatives of Detained and Disappeared Uruguayans, a Uruguayan…
June 03, 2025

ZAMBIA: ‘The NGO bill strengthens legal mechanisms designed to discredit or silence critical civil society…

CIVICUS discusses Zambia’s Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) bill with Josiah Kalala, Executive Director of Chapter One Foundation, a Zambian civil society organisation (CSO) that promotes constitutionalism,…
June 02, 2025

SOUTH KOREA: ‘As far-right forces gain ground, the political landscape is shifting to the right’

CIVICUS discusses South Korea’s upcoming presidential election with Hyun-Phil Na, Executive Director of the Korean House for International Solidarity, a civil society organisation that…
June 01, 2025

ALBANIA: ‘Diaspora voting ensured every citizen, regardless of location, could exercise their right to vote’

CIVICUS discusses Albania’s recent election with Erida Skëndaj, Executive Director of the Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC), a non-partisan civil society organisation (CSO) dedicated to…
May 31, 2025

UNITED STATES: ‘The funding freeze has damaged the support systems that protect human rights defenders’

CIVICUS speaks about the impact of the US funding freeze with Ginna Anderson, Associate Director of the American Bar Association Center for Human Rights and leader…
May 30, 2025

ISRAEL: ‘The groups targeted are those that promote a two-state solution and defend peace and…

The Israeli Parliament is debating a controversial bill that would impose an 80 per cent tax on foreign donations to civil society organisations primarily…
May 29, 2025

NICARAGUA: ‘The regime seeks to consolidate absolute control by eliminating all external oversight’

CIVICUS discusses Nicaragua’s withdrawal from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and other international organisations with Wisthon Noguera, an activist, student and deputy…
May 28, 2025

TAJIKISTAN: ‘Authorities silence dissent by accusing activists of extremism, terrorism and spreading false information’

CIVICUS discusses civic space conditions in Tajikistan with Leila Seiitbek, a human rights lawyer and chairperson of Freedom for Eurasia, a civil society organisation…
May 28, 2025

PORTUGAL: ‘Civil society must engage to prevent discussions devolving into demagoguery’

CIVICUS discusses Portugal’s recent election with Jorge Máximo, a board member of Transparency International (TI) Portugal, a civil society organisation (CSO) that tackles corruption,…
May 27, 2025

VENEZUELA: ‘Venezuela is on the road to becoming an entrenched authoritarian regime tolerated by the…

CIVICUS discusses Venezuela’s legislative and regional elections and the consolidation of its authoritarian regime with Rafael Uzcátegui, a human rights defender, sociologist and co-director…
May 26, 2025

ZIMBABWE: ‘The new NGO law is a political weapon targeting civil and political rights work’

CIVICUS discusses restrictions on civil society with Glanis Changachirere, founding director of the Institute for Young Women Development, a Zimbabwean civil society organisation (CSO)…
May 26, 2025

UNITED KINGDOM: ‘We need a funding system where everyone contributes, everyone benefits and everyone has…

CIVICUS discusses international development funding with Harpinder Collacott, executive director of the Global Public Investment Network (GPIN). In a world of multiplying global crises, GPIN…
May 22, 2025

MALI: ‘The democratic ideal is alive and well and no one can govern for long…

CIVICUS speaks with two representatives of Malian civil society – Modibo Diakite, president of the Association for the Socio-Economic and Technological Development of Youth…
May 21, 2025

THE NETHERLANDS: ‘Large investors must accept that climate risk is financial risk and act accordingly’

CIVICUS speaks with Mark van Baal, founder and director of Follow This, about its decision to pause filing climate-related shareholder resolutions. Follow This is…
May 19, 2025

INDONESIA: ‘We are witnessing ecocide in West Papua, one of the world’s richest biodiversity centres’

CIVICUS discusses the devastating impact of palm oil extraction in West Papua with Tigor Hutapea, legal representative of Pusaka Bentala Rakyat, an organisation campaigning for Indigenous…
May 16, 2025

PAKISTAN: ‘The ceasefire offers a narrow window for real change’

CIVICUS discusses recent tensions between India and Pakistan with Altaf Hussain Wani, chair of the Kashmir Institute of International Relations, a think tank focused…
May 15, 2025

TURKEY: ‘The Turkish republic has never been a state governed by the rule of law’

CIVICUS discusses ongoing protests in Turkey with lawyer Eren Keskin, chair of the Human Rights Association (IHD). One of Turkey’s oldest and largest human rights civil…
May 15, 2025

UNITED STATES: ‘At a time of widespread violence and division, Pope Leo XIV is prepared…

CIVICUS discusses the election of Pope Leo XIV with Paul Elie, senior fellow at Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs,…
May 14, 2025

NEPAL: ‘Despite deep-rooted prejudice against Dalits, encouraging shifts are emerging among young urban people’

CIVICUS discusses the challenges facing Nepal’s Dalit community with Rup Sunar, chairperson of the Dignity Initiative, a Kathmandu-based research and advocacy organisation working to…
May 13, 2025

INDONESIA: ‘Rather than strengthening democratic institutions, the government is entrenching military power’

CIVICUS discusses amendments to Indonesia’s national military law with Andrie Yunus, Deputy Coordinator for External Affairs at the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims…
May 12, 2025

UNITED STATES: ‘Our legal challenge of the funding freeze is testing the judiciary’s ability to…

CIVICUS speaks with Eric Bjornlund, President and CEO of Democracy International, about the impacts of the US foreign aid freeze and the resulting legal…
May 10, 2025

United Kingdom: ‘Trans rights are human rights, and those don’t stop at borders’

CIVICUS discusses a UK court ruling on gender definitions with Keyne Walker, political and strategic director at TransActual, a trans-led civil society organisation that…
May 09, 2025

ROMANIA: ‘Our weak and corrupt institutions acted too late to address manipulation that destabilised democracy’

CIVICUS discusses Romania’s presidential election with Anda Serban, Executive Director of Resource Center for Public Participation (CERE), a civil society organisation (CSO) that focuses…
May 06, 2025

POLAND: ‘Despite the repeal of ‘LGBT-free zones’, LGBTQI+ people still lack basic legal protections’

CIVICUS discusses progress on LGBTQI+ rights in Poland with Annamaria Linczowska, Advocacy and Litigation Officer at Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH), a Polish LGBTQI+ rights…
May 03, 2025

UNITED STATES: ‘Trump is advancing a 21st-century US variant of fascism, backed by a white…

CIVICUS speaks about democratic decline in the USA with humanitarian and civil society activist Samuel Worthington, former president of the US civil society alliance InterAction and…
May 02, 2025

AUSTRALIA: ‘Civil society groups play a vital role in protecting electoral integrity’

CIVICUS discusses the Australian election with Saffron Zomer, Executive Director of the Australian Democracy Network, a local organisation that campaigns for a more accountable,…
May 01, 2025

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: ‘Our fight for LGBTQI+ rights isn’t isolated from broader global south struggles…

CIVICUS discusses Trinidad and Tobago’s recent recriminalisation of same-sex relations with Angelique Nixon, Director of CAISO: Sex and Gender Justice, a feminist civil society organisation that…
April 30, 2025

GREECE: ‘Without channels for constructive engagement, this crisis of legitimacy could empower far-right populist forces’

CIVICUS discusses protests in Greece with Stefanos Loukopoulos, Director of Vouliwatch, a civil society organisation that monitors parliamentary work and strengthens democratic institutions. On…
April 29, 2025

PERU: ‘In the name of transparency, the anti-NGO law seeks to silence civil society’

CIVICUS discusses Peru’s controversial anti-NGO law with Álvaro Henzler, President of Asociación Civil Transparencia, an organisation working for quality democracy and fair political representation.…
April 28, 2025

UNITED KINGDOM: ‘It takes non-violent, disruptive actions to make our government pay attention’

CIVICUS speaks with members of Youth Demand about a recent police raid on their meeting. Youth Demand is a non-violent civil resistance group demanding…
April 26, 2025

CANADA: ‘We help combat disinformation aimed at eroding trust in democratic institutions’

CIVICUS discusses Canada’s 28 April election with Beatrice Wayne, Director of Research and Policy at the Samara Centre for Democracy, a non-partisan civil society…
April 25, 2025

TURKEY: ‘If civil society doesn’t speak now, we risk having nothing left to defend in…

CIVICUS discusses Turkey’s ongoing protests with Rümeysa Çamdereli, Research Director of the YADA foundation, a civil society organisation (CSO) that works to strengthen civil society’s impact.…
April 24, 2025

PAKISTAN: ‘Protecting Afghan refugees is not merely a humanitarian gesture – it is a legal…

CIVICUS speaks with human rights lawyer Moniza Kakar about Pakistan’s controversial campaign to expel Afghan refugees. Pakistan’s large-scale crackdown aims to deport over a million Afghan…
April 23, 2025

ECUADOR: ‘Noboa did not receive a blank cheque: he will have to show tangible results’

CIVICUS discusses Ecuador’s presidential election with Jorge Tapia de los Reyes, Coordinator of the Democracy and Politics Department and the Political Funding Observatory of…
April 22, 2025

SOUTH SUDAN: ‘The risk of a return to full-scale war is very high – it’s…

CIVICUS speaks about an escalating crisis in South Sudan with Edmund Yakani, Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) South Sudan. Founded…

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