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What do the recent presidential “elections” mean for Belarusian civil society?

Authoritarian regimes never have a positive attitude toward civil society, especially its institutionalised forms and civil society organisations.

February 5, 2025

Annual Conference in Berlin on “Democracies in Peril”

This year our Annual Conference focused on the theme “Democracies in peril?

October 30, 2024

Welcome our new Executive Director, Nataliya Novakova

The Board of the Civil Society Forum (CSF) is delighted to announce the appointment of Nataliya Novakova as the Forum’s new Executive Director effective from September 1, 2024, following an extensive search and selection process.

September 16, 2024

Europe Lab 2024 Explores “Changing Tides” in Jáchymov, Czechia

The historic town of Jáchymov, nestled in the Ore Mountains of Czechia, set the stage for Europe Lab 2024, an annual forum that unites young leaders and changemakers from across Europe.

August 5, 2024

Statement by the Board: Designating organisations as “foreign agents” is dangerous and undemocratic.

On Tuesday May 14 2024, the Georgian parliament approved controversial plans to brand hundreds of NGOs and media outlets as “foreign agents”, by 84 votes to 30.

May 15, 2024

Statement by the Board: Standing firm against political repression in Russia after Alexei Navalny’s death

On 16 February 2024, it was announced that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died in prison. One of the regime’s most prominent critics, Navalny was subject to a poisoning by Novichok in 2020.

February 17, 2024
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