Twenty young people from remote rural communities across the Herzegovina region sat in front of their screens. To an outsider, they looked like any other digital native teenagers — their thumbs moving...

„На младите луѓе не им треба некој да зборува во нивно име. Им требаат можности, знаење и доверба за самите да се изразат.“ Овие зборови на Дарио Михајловиќ, еден од учесниците на Youth Digital Civic ...

For nine years, Studentarija, an Instagram-based youth-led media outlet, has published daily information about student life in North Macedonia: from application deadlines and scholarships to public tr...

За многу родители, првите знаци дека детето се развива поинаку не доаѓаат со јасно објаснување. Тие се појавуваат тивко, преку прашања, грижи, споредби, непроспиени ноќи и тешкото чувство дека се случ...

“Young people do not need someone to speak on their behalf. They need opportunities, knowledge, and trust to speak for themselves.” These words from Dario Mihajlović, one of the participants in the Yo...

Порака на телефон во која се тврди дека примателот добил на лотарија, освоил подарок или наследство од роднини кои живеат во странство или напис во кој се рекламира нов „чудотворен лек“ што ги лекува ...

CIVICUS discusses the role of art in climate and rights struggles in the Brazilian Amazon with Tom Wheeler, executive director and co-founder of Treesistance. Treesistance is a platform operated by the Netherlands-based Sinchi Foundation that partners with Indigenous communities across four Brazilian states on cultural preservation and forest protection.

BRAZIL: ‘Resistance Is Intergenerational, and Art Is How Energy Gets Renewed’ Sep 28 2026 (IPS) - &nbsp: CIVICUS discusses the role of art in climate and rights struggles in the Brazilian Amazon with Tom Wheeler, executive director and co-founder of Treesistance. Treesistance is a platform operated by the Netherlands-based Sinchi Foundation that partners with Indigenous communities across four Brazilian states on cultural preservation and forest protection. Indigenous peoples steward a large share of the world’s forest biodiversity but receive only a small fraction of global conservation funding and are often excluded from climate and environmental decision-making spaces. Their traditions, oral histories and visual cultures are under pressure, including from land loss and the slow erosion of intergenerational knowledge. How did art become the centre of a forest protection initiative? Sinchi, the foundation behind Treesistance, was set up in 2016 as a cultural organisation. I believed we needed a societal or spiritual shift, so in our first years we ran festivals, film screenings, galleries, music events and debates, and built art and documentary projects with Indigenous communities across six continents. At some point I went through a bit of a crisis, questioning what real impact this work was having. Then I...

CIVICUS discusses the role of art in climate and rights struggles in the Brazilian Amazon with Tom Wheeler, executive director and co-founder of Treesistance. Treesistance is a platform operated by the Netherlands-based Sinchi Foundation that partners with Indigenous communities across four Brazilian states on cultural preservation and forest protection. Indigenous peoples steward a large […]

ARTICLE 19 and CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation denounce the intimidation and restrictions of human rights organisations MANDIRI and HAYAT, and their representatives, MANDIRI Executive Director Amir Harir Hadi, and MANDIRI Finance Director and HAYAT Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dobby Chew. The recent incidents signal an intensified, worrying pattern of harassment against human rights defenders in Malaysia, directly undermining the ability of civil society to advocate for accountability and reforms without fear of reprisal. We stand in solidarity with Amir Hadi, Dobby Chew, and their organisations. Our organisations also urge the authorities to immediately reinstate affected bank accounts, lift the travel bans imposed on Amir Hadi and Dobby Chew, and drop the investigations against them. On 11 September, MANDIRI confirmed that Amir Harir Hadi’s personal bank account had been frozen under Section 44(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act (AMLA) 2001 until further instructions from the police. The bank accounts of Dobby Chew, as well as those belonging to MANDIRI and HAYAT have also been blocked. MANDIRI also confirmed that, as of 14 September, they have not received an official letter or notice from the police regarding an investigation into the matter. Authorities’...

CIVICUS discusses public art, gender-based violence and censorship in Iraqi Kurdistan with Tara Abdullah, a multidisciplinary visual artist from Sulaymaniyah who is currently based in Oslo, Norway as part of the Safemuse – Safe Havens for Artists residency.

What if every citizen in Albania could contribute directly to improving public services with just a few clicks? Through the project “Digital Voices for Local Inclusive Democracy,” the association Youn...

For many parents, the first signs that a child is developing differently do not arrive with a clear map. They arrive quietly, through questions, worries, comparisons, sleepless nights, and a heavy fee...

CIVICUS discusses public art, gender-based violence and censorship in Iraqi Kurdistan with Tara Abdullah, a multidisciplinary visual artist from Sulaymaniyah who is currently based in Oslo, Norway as part of the Safemuse – Safe Havens for Artists residency. In Iraqi Kurdistan, where conservative religious and social norms prevent open discussion of gender-based violence, femicide […]

A phone message claiming that the recipient has won the lottery, a gift, or an inheritance from relatives living abroad, or an article advertising a new “miracle drug” that cures all diseases at a low...

A report of the Human Rights Foundation says that the UN’s post-2030 development agenda should place human rights and democracy at its core. It warns that the SDG process is misused by authoritarian g...

Through the Local Youth Digital Action Lab, young people in Kicevo are learning how to transform their online presence into meaningful civic engagement Young people spend much of their time online, ye...

CIVICUS discusses the implications of the Philippines’ proposed anti-disinformation bill with Josalee Deinla, Secretary-General of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers, a civil society organisation ...