As Civil Society Is Silenced, Corruption and Inequality Rise By Busani Bafana Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.

BULAWAYO & BANGKOK, Oct 31 2025 (IPS) - From the streets of Bangkok to power corridors in Washington, the civil society space for dissent is fast shrinking. Authoritarian regimes are silencing opposition but indirectly fueling corruption and widening inequality, according to a leading global civil society alliance. https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/10/as-civil-society-is-silenced-corruption-and-inequality-rise/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The_Biggest_Single_Contributor_to_the_UN_Budget_is_also_the_Biggest_Single_Defaulter_As_Civil_Societ Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.