NGO or secret political party? Citizens’ Initiatives pretend to be civil society, but behave like an opposition HQ!

While presenting themselves to the public as a non-governmental organisation (formally registered as a citizens’ association), Citizens’ Initiatives (CI) are increasingly acting as a political actor, without elections, without political or legal accountability for their activities and, most controversially, with money from foreign donors in their pockets. An analysis of official posts on the Citizens’ Initiatives website reveals a pattern that has nothing to do