Social media did not topple Tunisia's dictator Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali – but they served the purpose

Information technology opens up new opportunities for improving governance

German think tank analyses the Gülen movement's impact on politics in Turkey

Egypt’s constitutional referendum was merely a triumph of counter-revolution

Without judicial intervention, the East Kolktata Wetlands would no longer exist

International civil-society organisations face major challenges – and we can support them

Civicus assesses civil liberties around the world, and criticises donors for supporting authoritarian regimes in Ethiopia and Vietnam

Governments are increasingly stifling civil society

VENRO wants Germany to become a model environmental sustainability and social justice.

In Senegal’s Casamance region, an NGO is working on reconciling independence fighters – first among one another, and then with the government