#MYANMAR: After the 2021 coup, artists face the military junta’s crackdown. An anonymous documentary filmmaker discusses what working in a high-risk country looks like, from repression threats to the lack of opportunities.

Read more: web.civicus.org/anonymous-Myanmar

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#SUDAN: Escaping the war does not end the risks for Sudanese refugees – in host countries, they face barriers to legal status and basic rights. Rawia Saad from Safe Steps Initiative explains what refugee protection should look like in practice.

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Across Europe, communities are pushing back against tourism projects that put private profit before public interests. In Albania, CSOs warned against a coastline resort project. In Italy, Mare Libero is fighting for free beach access.

Read more: web.civicus.org/tourism-protests

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#ETHIOPIA: Amid renewed armed conflict, the government treats critical journalism as a security threat. Yonas Kedir explains how such pressure fuels self-censorship and makes it harder to hold authorities accountable for abuses.

Read more: web.civicus.org/Yonas-Kedir

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🇵🇸 #GAZA: After nearly three years of war, Gaza has been devastated. Yet SPARK Gaza, a civil society organisation providing vital humanitarian and psychosocial support, continues to stand with communities under unimaginable conditions.

Read more: web.civicus.org/Ibrahim-Arandas

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#SDGS: 2030 is closer than it looks and only 17% of SDG targets are on track. Nelya Rakhimova from RAD platform discusses challenges to civil society participation at the UN’s HLPF and what needs to change as the deadline approaches.

Read more: web.civicus.org/Nelya-Rakhimova

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#PHILIPPINES: A new anti-disinformation bill could police truth and silence dissent. Josalee Deinla discusses the risks of targeting individuals to counter false information and CSO's efforts to oppose the bill.

Read more: web.civicus.org/Josalee-Deinla

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#SUDAN: Both sides now use drones against civilians - hospitals, markets, schools. A UN report says foreign powers are fuelling it. Civil society has taken the fight to the ICC, filing evidence against states arming the war.

Read more: web.civicus.org/Sudan-conflict

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Exile is no longer a guarantee of safety. Authoritarian governments are crossing borders to silence activists and dissidents, while democratic states help them. Our latest article exposes the growing threat of transnational repression.

More: web.civicus.org/transnational-repression

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#CostaRica: Thousands took to the streets to defend judicial independence as political pressure on key institutions grew. Civil society united around a common cause: defending democracy, the rule of law and the separation of powers.

Read more: web.civicus.org/Raul-SileskyEN

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