Opinions and Features
A Grim Year for Democracy and Civic Freedoms – but in Gen Z There Is Hope
By Mandeep Tiwana, CIVICUS Secretary General
2025 has been a terrible year for democracy. Just over...
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2025: A Year of Resistance and Solidarity
A message from CIVICUS Secretary General, Mandeep S. Tiwana
Dear CIVICUS members, partners ...
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Shrinking Space for Civil Society at the UN
By Sigrid Lipott, UN Advisor (Geneva) and Jesaselina Rana, UN Advisor (New York)
This piece ex...
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Interviews
BENIN: ‘Loss of Trust in Democratic Systems has Become a Major Risk Factor’
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CIVICUS discusses an attempted coup in Benin with Aisha Dabo, programme coordinator ...
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IRAQ: ‘The Election Felt Like a Formality Because it Took Place in a Context Hostile for Dissent, Pluralism and Rights’
CIVICUS discusses civic space and democratic participation in Iraq with Iraqi human rights defender ...
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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,...
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