In India 🇮🇳, shrinking civic space and restrictive laws hinder the ability of civil society to hold power to account and elevate marginalised voices. Read more: web.civicus.org/India-Development-Review #CIVICUSLens

Four years after the coup, Myanmar’s 🇲🇲 junta is tightening its grip and preparing a sham election. Despite bombing civilians and committing widespread abuses, it continues to gain diplomatic support while avoiding accountability. Read more: web.civicus.org/myanmar-election #CIVICUSLens

A South African court has halted a major offshore oil and gas project after ruling that communities were not properly consulted. The decision upholds that environmental rights are enforceable and that public participation matters. Read more: web.civicus.org/The-Green-Connection #CIVICUSLens

The #ICC faces withdrawals and political pressure, but continues to pursue accountability. In 2025 it convicted CAR militia leaders and detained former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, a reminder that justice is still possible. web.civicus.org/ICC_EN#ICC #CIVICUSLens #Justice

🌍 At #COP30, petrostates and fossil fuel lobbyists again blocked efforts to phase out fossil fuels. Civil society pushed for a #JustTransition mechanism, but real progress will have to come from outside the negotiations. Read more: web.civicus.org/COP30_EN#COP30#JustTransition#CIVICUSLens #BAM

In our latest interview, HuMENA warns of systemic abuses against migrants and the EU policies that enable them. Read more: web.civicus.org/Sarra-Zidi #CIVICUSLens

Without a binding agreement, Ethiopia’s new hydroelectric dam puts Egypt and Sudan at risk. As climate change pressures grow, each decision upstream could worsen the crisis downstream. Read more: web.civicus.org/Khaled-AbuZeid #CIVICUSLens #WaterRights #ClimateJustice

🇮🇷#Iran: We strongly condemn the arrest of Iranian human rights defender and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi. We call for her immediate and unconditional release. Joint statement #StandAsMyWitness: web.civicus.org/SAMWNarges-M...

In Guinea-Bissau, disputed elections, military intervention and allegations of manipulation have plunged the country into a new political crisis. We examine what happened and what it means for democracy and civic space. Read more: https://web.civicus.org/Victorino-Indeque_EN #CIVICUSLens

🤖 Autonomous weapons are making life-and-death decisions without human control. Civil society is pushing for urgent global rules to ban and regulate killer robots before accountability and human rights are lost. web.civicus.org/killer-robots_EN #CIVICUSLens #KillerRobots #AI #HumanRights

🇺🇸 #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

🇦🇷 #Argentina downgraded to ‘Obstructed’ in ratings report: 🟡 Sharp decline in civic freedoms under Milei 🟡 Protests met with detentions & force 🟡 Journalists face physical attacks & intimidation during demonstrations Press Release (#PeoplePower2025): web.civicus.org/ArgentinaRat...

🇸🇻#ElSalvador downgraded to ‘Repressed’ in ratings report: 🟠 State of emergency suspends constitutional guarantees 🟠 Foreign Agents Law imposes harsh sanctions on CSOs 🟠 Targeting of activists & journalists Press Release (#PeoplePower2025): web.civicus.org/ElSalvadorRating

The space for activists, journalists & #NGOs in the Americas continue to tighten. Top violations: ❌Attack on journalists ❌Intimidation of journalists ❌Detention of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) ❌Killing of HRDs ❌Excessive force Findings (#PeoplePower2025): web.civicus.org/Americas2025

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

🇲🇬#Madagascar downgraded to ‘Repressed’ in new ratings report: 🟠Youth-led protests met with lethal force & mass arrests 🟠Restrictive laws used to target activists & social media users 🟠Military seized power Press Release (#PeoplePower2025): web.civicus.org/MadagascarRating

🇱🇷#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

🇸🇩#Sudan downgraded to ‘Closed’ in new ratings report: 🔴 Escalating civil war with thousands killed 🔴 Activists, journalists & humanitarian workers detained, attacked & threatened 🔴 Emergency orders impose curfews & restrict freedoms Press Release (#PeoplePower2025): web.civicus.org/SudanRating

The top 5 violations in #Africa (South of the Sahara) are: ❌Detention of journalists ❌Detention of Human Rights Defenders ❌Attacks on journalists ❌Excessive force ❌Detention of protesters Regional findings (#PeoplePower2025): 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

🇹🇳Tunisia: As President Saied tightens his grip, protesters and civil society demand the release of political prisoners and an end to repression. Read the #CIVICUSLens interview with CIDH AFRICA at www.civicus.org/CIDH-Africa#CIVICUSLens #Tunisia #Democracy

🇫🇷#France downgraded to 'Obstructed' in new ratings report: 🟡Peaceful protests met with tear gas & mass arrests 🟡NGOs dissolved under weaponised anti-separatism law 🟡Journalists & activists face harassment and harsh sentences Press Release (#PeoplePower2025): web.civicus.org/FranceRating

🇨🇭#Switzerland downgraded to 'Narrowed' in new ratings report: 🟢​​ Peaceful protests met with tear gas & rubber bullets 🟢 Surveillance of climate activists & social movement 🟢 Press freedom under strain with raids & deportations Press release (#PeoplePower2025): web.civicus.org/SwitzerlandRating

🇮🇹#Italy downgraded to 'Obstructed' in new ratings report: 🟡 “Anti-Gandhi” security law imposes harsh penalties for protests 🟡 Expanded police powers & surveillance 🟡 Critics, including journalists, hit with military-grade spyware Press release (#PeoplePower2025): web.civicus.org/ItalyRating

🇩🇪#Germany downgraded to 'Obstructed' in ratings report: 🟡Berlin police filed nearly 9,000 criminal charges linked to pro-Palestinian protests 🟡Police brutality & language bans at demonstrations 🟡Raids & surveillance of NGOs critical of Israel Press release: web.civicus.org/GermanyRating25

🇷🇸#Serbia downgraded to ‘Repressed’ in new ratings report: 🟠Crackdown on student-led protests with mass detentions 🟠Excessive force, including use of sonic weapons 🟠Judicial harassment and prosecutions of activists Press Release (#PeoplePower2025): web.civicus.org/SerbiaRating

🇬🇪#Georgia downgraded to ‘Repressed’ in new ratings report: 🟠Draconian protest laws 🟠Controls on foreign funded NGOs & media 🟠Opposition leaders detained Press Release (#PeoplePower2025): web.civicus.org/GeorgiaRating25

Top violations in #Europe & #CentralAsia show protest rights under attack: ❌Detention of protesters ❌Disruption of protests ❌Attacks on journalists ❌Excessive force during protests ❌Public vilification Regional findings (#PeoplePower2025): web.civicus.org/ECA2025

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

🇮🇱#Israel downgraded to ‘Repressed’ in ratings report: 🟠Authorities escalate violent crackdown on protests 🟠Govt pushes sweeping laws to silence dissent and human rights work 🟠Killed and detained journalists and humanitarian workers Press Release (#PeoplePower2025): web.civicus.org/IsraelRating

Civic freedoms in #MENA continues to be among the most heavily suppressed worldwide. Top violations: ❌Detention of activists ❌Detention of journalists ❌Judicial harassment ❌Censorship of critical voices ❌Deportation of activists Regional findings (#PeoplePower2025): 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

The CIVICUS Monitor map has gone black. 🚀On Tuesday we launch new country ratings and our global data report 🔴🟡🟢#PeoplePower2025

🚀 Join us on 9 December (12:00 GMT) as we launch new country ratings & global data on the state of civic freedoms | #PeoplePower2025 Researchers to discuss key countries of concern, top violations & 2025 trends. Register: web.civicus.org/PPUA2025Launch

What is the CIVICUS Monitor and how does it track civic freedoms? Here's a short explainer on how our reporting works and how we report on key trends 🔴🟡🟢 New #PeoplePower2025 report in 7⃣ days www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmZA...

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🔴🟡🟢 #PeoplePower2025 report in 8⃣ days

🚀 Join us on 9 December (12:00 GMT) as we launch new country ratings & global data on the state of civic freedoms 🔴🟡🟢 Researchers to discuss key countries of concern, top violations & 2025 trends. Register: web.civicus.org/PPUA2025Launch

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

🔟 days from now we release new country ratings and data on top violations to civic freedoms #PeoplePower2025 We monitor the state of freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association in 198 countries & territories. A look at current ratings 🔴🟡🟢 monitor.civicus.org

'We need to continue building an engaged & active movement of people who speak up, push back & advocate to rein in the Trump administration’s authoritarian takeover. - Bridget Moix of @@fcnl.bsky.social on US civil society action under Trumps presidency 🔗web.civicus.org/Bridget-Moix #CIVICUSLens