Leading through uncertainty or what Prague taught me about Europe’s democratic future – by Yuliia Dziuba
The GDC Europe Forum 2026 in Prague organized by EDYN in collaboration with the Global Democracy Coalition reminded me why…
Theme: Human Rights
Whistleblower protection in 2026: the gap between law and reality
People around the world risk their careers, finances and personal wellbeing to expose corruption, fraud, environmental harm and other wrongdoing.…
Civil society declaration warns UN goals are off track, urges reforms
The Sustainable Development Goals are falling behind, civil society groups warned in a declaration presented in New York ahead of the UN’s 2026 SDG16…
The Digital Awakening of African Youth: Building a New Table
Africa is a vast, layered, and deeply diverse continent, partitioned by colonial borders and segmented by language, yet bound together…
When censorship becomes a crime: Free expression in systems of gender persecution and apartheid
Freedom of expression violations – including through surveillance, exclusion from public life, restrictions on access to areas of public, social,…
The Second Annual European Ethnic Cleansing Conference Looks to Trump for Inspiration
On May 30, around 500 far-right activists and their supporters traveled to Porto, Portugal, for the second annual Remigration Summit. Speakers focused on…
Coding for Human Rights: How Young Kenyan Innovators Are Building Technology That Serves Communities
A woman in northern Kenya facing gender-based violence should not need a smartphone, internet connection or expensive data plan to…
RULE OF LAW: reforms in Poland and Hungary – interview with Jakub Jaraczewski
In the 11th episode of Przez Pryzmat ‘Through the Prism’ a podcast on the context behind contemporary politics, Jakub Jaraczewski,…
The 764 Network: A Global Threat for Child Abuse and Radicalization
There is an urgent concern among researchers and law enforcement about a youth network engaged in the large-scale targeting, abuse,…
Deliberative democracy in Africa: Outcomes and takeaways from our 2025 convening in Banjul, The Gambia
In October 2025, DemocracyNext hosted a convening in Banjul, The Gambia, with a group of facilitators, academics, civil society actors,…