By Thalif Deen
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When Democracy Freezes, Autocrats Rise
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Security Council’s Deep Concern Over United States’ Venezuela Action
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‘This Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill Can Still Be Blocked – but Only With Sustained International Pressure’
By CIVICUS
Jan 2 2026 -
CIVICUS discusses Kazakhstan’s anti-LGBTQI+ bill with Temirlan Baimash, activist and co-founder of QUEER KZ youth initiative, a Kazakhstani LGBTQI+ organisation.
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Sudan’s Crisis: Mass Killings Continue While the World Looks Away
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‘Zambia Has Environmental Laws and Standards on Paper – the Problem Is Their Implementation’
By CIVICUS
Dec 29 2025 -
CIVICUS discusses environmental accountability in Zambia with Christian-Geraud Neema, Africa editor at the China Global South Project, an independent journalism initiative that covers and follows [...] Read more »
Living with nature, the climate lesson from Brazil’s caatinga
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The Fight Against Femicide: Victories and Setbacks in 2025
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‘People Reacted to a System of Governance Shaped by Informal Powers and Personal Interests’
By CIVICUS
Dec 26 2025 -
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 that advocates for [...] Read more »
A Grim Year for Democracy and Civic Freedoms – but in Gen Z There Is Hope
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In Kenya, Smallholder Farmers Push Back Against Corporate Control of Agriculture
For the past two years, Samuel Ndungu, a smallholder farmer, has been growing organic food and supplying it to the local market in Githunguri, just outside Nairobi. On his 1.5-hectare farm, Ndungu practices organic farming, which promotes soil [...] Read more »
The Bitter Sweet Future of Cocoa Showcased During COP30, Belém
For Dona Nena, a chocolatier who is central to culinary tourism in Belém, the success of [...] Read more »
UN Warns Gaza’s Fragile Improvement Could Reverse Without Sustained Aid and Access
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UN Restructuring May Result in Over 2,600 Staff Reductions in the Secretariat and 15 Percent in Budgetary Cuts
By Thalif Deen
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‘From the Moment They Enter Libya, Migrants Risk Being Arbitrarily Arrested, Tortured and Killed’
By CIVICUS
Dec 23 2025 - CIVICUS discusses migrants’ rights in Libya with Sarra Zidi, political scientist and researcher for HuMENA, an international civil society organisation (CSO) that advances democracy, human rights and social [...] Read more »