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A new EU SEE survey of 195 civil society organizations across 68 global majority countries finds funding cuts are forcing grassroots organizations to downsize or cease their operations. The findings underline the exceptional moment that the sector is confronting. More than three-quarters of respondents say funding is lower than at any point in the last decade, while 34% report cuts so severe they now threaten their organization’s survival.
Free access to digital information, unrestricted by technical or legal barriers, is essential for resilient democratic spaces. Open data can connect diverse voices and make them more responsive to regional realities. But how can we ensure data is available and is used to defend civic space, expose inequalities, and drive transformation? This question was at the heart of Abrelatam Condatos 2026.
More than 450 civil society organizations from 65 countries around the world have called for an immediate end to the crackdown on LGBTIQ+ organizations, activists and human rights defenders in Turkey. The crackdown began on 12 September with sweeping restrictions on the digital platforms of feminist and LGBTIQ+ groups, media outlets, student organizations and rights defenders. Police operations targeting civil society organizations followed across several provinces.
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