🇺🇸 #USA downgraded to ‘Obstructed’ in ratings report:

🟡 Militarised response to mass protests under Trump
🟡 Crackdown on Palestine solidarity activism
🟡 Press freedom under pressure with censorship & judicial harassment

Press Release #PeoplePower2025: web.civicus.org/USARating

In The Americas a closer look at civic freedoms:

🟢Open and Narrowed: 19
🟡Obstructed: 6
🟠Repressed: 7
🔴Closed: 3
⬇️ #Argentina #ElSalvador #USA

New #PeoplePower2025 report: web.civicus.org/Americas2025

🇸🇳 #Senegal upgraded to ‘Obstructed’ in ratings report:

🟡 Peaceful political transition with early elections
🟡 Whistleblower protection law adopted
🟡 But restrictions persist: arrests of journalists & suspension of media

Press Release #PeoplePower2025
web.civicus.org/SenegalRatin...

🇬🇦 #Gabon upgraded to ‘Obstructed’ in ratings report:

🟡 Positive steps after 2023 transition, including improved conditions for journalists
🟡 But restrictions persist: opposition barred from presidency & protests still banned

#PeoplePower2025 report: web.civicus.org/Africa2025

🇲🇷 #Mauritania upgraded to ‘Obstructed’ in ratings report:

🟡 Joined Partnership for Information & Democracy
🟡 Contracts for public service journalists
🟡 But civic space remains restricted with arrests of activists

#PeoplePower2025 report: web.civicus.org/Africa2025

🇱🇷#Liberia downgraded to ‘Obstructed’ in new ratings report:

🟡 Attacks on press freedom, including assaults & abductions of journalists
🟡 Peaceful protests met with violence
🟡 Community radio station shut down

#PeoplePower2025 report: web.civicus.org/Africa2025

🇧🇮#Burundi downgraded to ‘Closed’ in new ratings report:

🔴 June elections held in a deeply repressive environment
🔴 Widespread restrictions on expression & media independence
🔴 Extrajudicial killings, disappearances & torture of critics continue

#PeoplePower2025 report: web.civicus.org/Africa2025

In #Africa a closer look at civic freedoms

Out of 50 countries and territories:

🟢6 countries rated open or narrowed
🟡15 rated obstructed
🟠22 rated repressed
🔴7 rated closed
⬇️ #Burundi #Liberia #Madagascar #Sudan
⬆️ #Gabon #Mauritania #Senegal

#PeoplePower2025 report: web.civicus.org/Africa2025

After @civicusalliance.bsky.social downgraded #Germany in 2023 from open to narrowed mainly due to its restrictions of climate activism in its most recent 2025 civic space monitoring report #peoplepower2025

In #Europe & #CentralAsia a look at civic freedoms:

Out of 54 countries:
🟢35 countries rated open or narrowed
🟡8 rated obstructed
🟠5 rated repressed
🔴6 rated closed
⬇️ #France #Georgia #Germany #Italy #Serbia #Switzerland

#PeoplePower2025 report: web.civicus.org/ECA2025

🇴🇲#Oman downgraded to ‘Closed’ in ratings report:

🔴 Harsh retaliation against dissent, including imprisonment & job dismissals
🔴 Citizenship law enables revocation for criticism of the Sultan
🔴 No judicial remedy for those stripped of nationality

#PeoplePower2025 report: web.civicus.org/MENA2025

#MENA remains the world’s most restrictive region for civic freedoms, and it’s getting worse.

Out of 19 countries:
🔴10 rated Closed
🟠7 rated Repressed
🟡2 rated Obstructed
🟢0 countries rated Narrowed or Open
⬇️ #Israel #Oman

#PeoplePower2025 report:
web.civicus.org/MENA2025

Civil society and fundamental freedoms remain under attack across the #Asia #Pacific. Top violations:

❌ Arrests of human rights defenders (HRDs)
❌ Protesters detained
❌ Censorship of critical voices
❌ HRDs prosecuted
❌ Restrictive Laws

#PeoplePower2025 report: web.civicus.org/AP2025

New #PeoplePower2025 report shows that people in 16 countries in #Asia are living in countries where #civicspace is rated as 'Closed' or 'Repressed.' 🟠🔴

🇯🇵 #Japan & 🇹🇼 #Taiwan are the only countries rated ‘Open’

Regional findings: web.civicus.org/AP2025

Civic space in the #Pacific looks fairly positive in our new #PeoplePower2025 report but concerns remain.

7 countries are rated 'Open'; 5 are 'Narrowed' including #Australia #SolomonIslands #Tonga #Vanuatu & #Fiji. #Nauru & #PNG remain 'Obstructed'

Report: web.civicus.org/AP2025

1️⃣5️⃣ countries downgraded in new ratings report:

🇦🇷#Argentina 🇧🇮#Burundi 🇸🇻#ElSalvador 🇫🇷#France 🇬🇪#Georgia 🇩🇪#Germany 🇮🇱#Israel 🇮🇹#Italy 🇱🇷#Liberia 🇲🇬#Madagascar 🇴🇲#Oman 🇷🇸#Serbia 🇸🇩#Sudan 🇨🇭#Switzerland 🇺🇸#USA

Read more in #PeoplePower2025 report: web.civicus.org/PeoplePower2025

🚀 New global #PeoplePower2025 report shows civic freedoms are under attack globally. A record number of countries are now rated as ‘Repressed’ and ‘Closed.’

See country ratings & data on top violations 🔴🟡🟢: web.civicus.org/PeoplePower2025

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Here's a short explainer on how our reporting works and how we report on key trends 🔴🟡🟢

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9+ years ago we went live with the CIVICUS Monitor!

Our brilliant research partners have turned it into a global tool to track the latest threats & trends facing civil society. Together we exist to monitor #civicspace in every country🔴🟡🟢

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Since we began tracking civic freedoms, the scales have steadily been tipping in the wrong direction 🔴🟡🟢

In 9️⃣ days we release our latest country ratings and data on civic space #PeoplePower2025

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We monitor the state of freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association in 198 countries & territories. A look at current ratings 🔴🟡🟢
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