November 07, 2026

SINGAPORE: 'The government retains the death penalty and shuts down critical views'

CIVICUS discusses activism against the death penalty and the criminalisation of activists and journalists in Singapore with Kirsten Han, a journalist and member of…
November 06, 2026

INDIA: 'It used to be the state's job to enrol every eligible adult. Now people…

CIVICUS discusses protests sparked by the mass removal of voters from India's electoral rolls with Sanjana, a young development professional based in New Delhi…
November 05, 2026

DISINFORMATION: 'Fact-checking is not censorship, but a tool to provide context and evidence'

CIVICUS discusses the arrival of Meta's Community Notes in Latin America and the risks of replacing professional fact-checking with Franco Piccato, Executive Director of…
November 04, 2026

MOROCCO: 'For some young people, staying away from the polls was a form of protest'

CIVICUS discusses low turnout among young people in Morocco's September legislative election with Zakaria El Hamel, founder and president of Youth for Peace and…
November 03, 2026

GERMANY: 'The firewall has failed to curb the far right's rise and won it protest…

CIVICUS discusses the far right's rise in Germany with Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, a veteran US journalist and host of Common Ground Berlin, a non-profit…
November 02, 2026

PRIVACY RIGHTS: 'Smart glasses are covert recording devices'

CIVICUS discusses the dangers of smart glasses with Tom Sulston, Head of Policy at Digital Rights Watch, a civil society organisation that works to…
October 31, 2026

MALAWI: 'Gender-based violence is a national crisis that has turned deadly'

CIVICUS discusses gender-based violence (GBV) and femicides in Malawi with Tisekere Kelsie Kang'oma, Admin and Operations Officer at The Youth Agenda, a civil society…
October 30, 2026

USA: 'Sexual violence is happening every single day on college campuses across the country'

CIVICUS discusses campus sexual violence in the USA with Mona Sinha, Chief Executive Officer of Equality Now, an international human rights organisation that advocates…
October 29, 2026

FRANCE: 'The government should learn to respect its people, listen to them and consult them'

CIVICUS discusses France's student protest movement with Aminata and Mariam Touré, two sisters involved in the protests. Aminata is a member of the Popular…
October 28, 2026

INDIA: 'The protest movement refuses to die down, and the government's legitimacy is now in…

CIVICUS discusses India's Gen Z-led protest movement and civic space restrictions with Avinash Kumar, National Co-convenor of Wada Na Todo Abhiyan, a network that…
October 27, 2026

POVERTY: 'Lack of resources and exclusion hinder the exercise of civic freedoms'

CIVICUS discusses the struggle against poverty and inequality with Elena Carolina Díaz Galán, the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human…
October 26, 2026

CUBA: 'For many political prisoners, leaving prison has meant shifting to other forms of state…

CIVICUS speaks with Camila Rodríguez, director of Justicia 11J, about Cuba's political prisoners. Justicia 11J is a programme run by the Mexican civil society…
October 24, 2026

UGANDA: 'When governments know people will push back, they respond differently'

CIVICUS discusses accountability and citizen engagement in Uganda with Michael Katagaya, co-founder and team leader of Evidence and Methods Lab (EML), a civil society…
October 23, 2026

YEMEN: 'The world now faces a problem it lacks a strategy to address'

CIVICUS discusses escalating conflict in Yemen with Yasmeen Al-Eryani, executive director for Knowledge Production at the Sana'a Center, an independent Yemeni think tank that…
October 23, 2026

YEMEN: 'The world now faces a problem it lacks a strategy to address'

CIVICUS discusses escalating conflict in Yemen with Yasmeen Al-Eryani, executive director for Knowledge Production at the Sana'a Center, an independent Yemeni think tank that…
October 22, 2026

TANZANIA: 'The government should recognise the Maasai as conservationists rather than a threat'

CIVICUS discusses the eviction of Indigenous Maasai communities for conservation and tourism in Tanzania with Odero Odero, a trainer at the Civic and Legal…
October 21, 2026

THAILAND: 'By excluding lèse-majesté cases, the amnesty turns back the clock'

CIVICUS discusses Thailand's new political amnesty law with Anon Chawalawan of the Internet Dialogue on Law Reform (iLaw), a civil society organisation that works…
October 20, 2026

TÜRKİYE: 'Devlet politikası, LGBTİQ+'ların varlığını dahi suç sayıyor'

CIVICUS, Türk hükümetinin LGBTİQ+ haklarına yönelik baskılarını, hak temelli sosyal politikaların geliştirilmesi ve LGBTQİ+'lar için eşitliğin sağlanması amacıyla çalışan bir sivil toplum kuruluşu olan…
October 20, 2026

TURKEY: 'State policy is criminalising the existence of LGBTQI+ people'

CIVICUS discusses the Turkish government's crackdown on LGBTQI+ rights with Umut Rojda, a lawyer at the Social Policies, Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Studies…
October 19, 2026

YEMEN: 'Attacks on civilians won't stop as long as perpetrators go unpunished'

CIVICUS discusses mass displacement caused by escalating war in Yemen with Khawla Al-Rowaishan, Director of Accountability and Redress at Mwatana for Human Rights, an…
October 18, 2026

ARTIVISM: 'We need digital spaces that maximise positive impact and protection'

CIVICUS discusses artivism and how to keep it safe online with Razali Samsudin, an artivist, civic technologist and founder of Manifest Studio, a privacy-first…
October 17, 2026

USA: 'Rights can be hollowed out one procedure at a time until they survive in…

CIVICUS discusses voter suppression ahead of the USA's 2026 midterm elections with Aklima Khondoker, an Atlanta-based civil and voting rights attorney, civil society organisation…
October 16, 2026

VIETNAM: 'We hope young people who have voiced their anger and frustration will turn it…

CIVICUS discusses Gen Z protests in Vietnam with Angelina Huynh, co-founder and executive director of Vietnam Rise, a civil society organisation that incubates decentralised…
October 15, 2026

VENEZUELA: 'Protests are becoming more frequent because society has lost its fear'

CIVICUS discusses protests and the prospects for a democratic transition in Venezuela with Andrés Cañizález, director-general of Medianálisis, a civil society organisation (CSO) dedicated…
October 14, 2026

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 'We are part of this country and we have the right to nationality'

CIVICUS discusses statelessness affecting many Dominicans of Haitian descent with Miguelito Lafler, communications and advocacy officer at Reconoci.do, a movement that campaigns against human…
October 12, 2026

ECUADOR: 'We'll continue to reject oil extraction, but resistance alone is not enough'

CIVICUS discusses Indigenous resistance to oil expansion in the Ecuadorian Amazon with Uyunkar Domingo Peas Nampichkai, an Achuar leader and president of the Amazon…
October 10, 2026

HONG KONG: 'The message is chilling: cut every tie with those abroad or become the…

CIVICUS discusses the latest national security case against democracy activist Joshua Wong with Frances Hui, a Hong Kong activist in exile and policy and…
October 09, 2026

PERU: 'Publicly identifying as an LGBTQI+ person still has consequences'

CIVICUS discusses the criminalisation of LGBTQI+ people in Peru with Lucía Santos, a lawyer and president of Proyecta Igualdad, a feminist organisation that works…
October 08, 2026

NICARAGUA: 'The constitutional amendment has eliminated any legal possibility of a change in government'

CIVICUS discusses the elimination of electoral competition and closure of civic space in Nicaragua with Claudia Pineda, director of Asociación Memoria y Justicia, a…
October 07, 2026

EL SALVADOR: 'We who defend human rights also want security, but with justice'

CIVICUS discusses El Salvador's state of emergency and the criminalisation of human rights defenders with Zaira Navas, a lawyer at Cristosal, a human rights…
October 06, 2026

PERU: 'Politics is becoming entangled with criminal organisations to attack the press'

CIVICUS discusses attacks on press freedom in Peru with Renzo Chávez, general secretary of the National Association of Journalists of Peru, a trade union…
October 05, 2026

CHINA: 'My sister has been in a Chinese prison for eight years because I exercised…

CIVICUS discusses the persecution of Uyghurs and activism in exile with Rushan Abbas, an Uyghur American activist, founder and executive director of Campaign for…
October 04, 2026

USA: 'From the perspective of migrant defence and advocacy, the border is now everywhere'

CIVICUS discusses the crackdown on immigrants in the USA with Camilo Pérez-Bustillo, co-chair of the National Lawyers Guild's Task Force on the Americas, a…
October 02, 2026

AFGHANISTAN: 'The key principle should be do no harm'

CIVICUS discusses artivism, resistance and the politics of representation with Mina Jawad, a Berlin-based artist, theatre-maker and writer who works with Afghan artists in…
October 01, 2026

NEPAL: 'We are demanding compensation, not climate loans'

CIVICUS discusses Nepal's recent disaster and civil society's push for climate justice with Prajwol Bickram Rana, Asian Front Convenor at World's Youth for Climate…
September 30, 2026

THE GAMBIA: 'The main obstacle to resolving the electricity crisis is a lack of political…

CIVICUS discusses recent protests against prolonged power cuts in The Gambia with Madi Jobarteh, a human rights defender and executive director of the Edward…

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