🆕 ICNL’s Civic Freedom Monitor has a new look and enhanced functionality!
⏭️ With a more interactive interface and coverage of 50+ countries, it’s easier than ever to explore global trends in civic space laws and policies.
Explore more: icnl.org/cfm
#CivicFreedom #CivicSpace
⏭️ With a more interactive interface and coverage of 50+ countries, it’s easier than ever to explore global trends in civic space laws and policies.
Explore more: icnl.org/cfm
#CivicFreedom #CivicSpace
November 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
🆕 ICNL’s Civic Freedom Monitor has a new look and enhanced functionality!
⏭️ With a more interactive interface and coverage of 50+ countries, it’s easier than ever to explore global trends in civic space laws and policies.
Explore more: icnl.org/cfm
#CivicFreedom #CivicSpace
⏭️ With a more interactive interface and coverage of 50+ countries, it’s easier than ever to explore global trends in civic space laws and policies.
Explore more: icnl.org/cfm
#CivicFreedom #CivicSpace
#8⚖️ 3. Reform the Legal Framework:
• Repeal repressive laws on cybercrime, associations, and the press.
• Strengthen judicial independence so it serves as a shield, not a tool of repression.
#CivicSpace #HumanRights
• Repeal repressive laws on cybercrime, associations, and the press.
• Strengthen judicial independence so it serves as a shield, not a tool of repression.
#CivicSpace #HumanRights
October 20, 2025 at 7:45 AM
#8⚖️ 3. Reform the Legal Framework:
• Repeal repressive laws on cybercrime, associations, and the press.
• Strengthen judicial independence so it serves as a shield, not a tool of repression.
#CivicSpace #HumanRights
• Repeal repressive laws on cybercrime, associations, and the press.
• Strengthen judicial independence so it serves as a shield, not a tool of repression.
#CivicSpace #HumanRights
How does shrinking #civicspace affect the work of #civilsociety in WANA? How do CSOs adapt to #shrinkingspace & what support do they need to increase their resilience?
These questions have been on my mind for a while, therefore I suggested an explorative study to @boell.de which is out now:
These questions have been on my mind for a while, therefore I suggested an explorative study to @boell.de which is out now:
Resilience support for CSOs in the WANA region | Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung | Beirut | Middle East
The West Asia and North Africa (WANA) region has witnessed significant challenges to civil society organizations (CSOs) over the past decade. The aftermath of the Arab Uprisings in 2011, coupled with ...
lb.boell.org
October 15, 2025 at 10:18 AM
How does shrinking #civicspace affect the work of #civilsociety in WANA? How do CSOs adapt to #shrinkingspace & what support do they need to increase their resilience?
These questions have been on my mind for a while, therefore I suggested an explorative study to @boell.de which is out now:
These questions have been on my mind for a while, therefore I suggested an explorative study to @boell.de which is out now:
Hi! Inviting all of you who care about #free-expression, #accesstoinformation and #civicspace to check out THIS space - all our March regional briefs in one spot! ifex.org/ifex-regiona...
IFEX regional briefs March 2025 - IFEX
ifex.org
April 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Hi! Inviting all of you who care about #free-expression, #accesstoinformation and #civicspace to check out THIS space - all our March regional briefs in one spot! ifex.org/ifex-regiona...
Democracy isn’t just elections—it’s also participation. 💬 Civil society across the EU defends rights, justice, inclusion & our planet—yet they're underfunded and squeezed.
The EU must stand with them.
🗣️ Join 570+ orgs urging MEPs to act.
#StopAttackingNGOs #CivicSpace#DefendDemocracy
The EU must stand with them.
🗣️ Join 570+ orgs urging MEPs to act.
#StopAttackingNGOs #CivicSpace#DefendDemocracy
📢 As unprecedented attacks on civil society undermine democracy and ambitious climate action in the EU, join us and 570+ organisations in urging MEPs to stand up for NGOs in the EU Parliament. Citizens’ voices must be heard!
📄 Our statement: caneurope.org/content/uplo...
#StopAttackingNGOs
📄 Our statement: caneurope.org/content/uplo...
#StopAttackingNGOs
April 7, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Democracy isn’t just elections—it’s also participation. 💬 Civil society across the EU defends rights, justice, inclusion & our planet—yet they're underfunded and squeezed.
The EU must stand with them.
🗣️ Join 570+ orgs urging MEPs to act.
#StopAttackingNGOs #CivicSpace#DefendDemocracy
The EU must stand with them.
🗣️ Join 570+ orgs urging MEPs to act.
#StopAttackingNGOs #CivicSpace#DefendDemocracy
We are about to start the #CSO panel on "Valuing Civic Space for More Effective and Sustainable Development" discussing the role civil society plays ensuring that IFI's investments are supporting civic space and not hindering it #expadthespace #WBGMeetings #civicspace
December 18, 2024 at 4:05 AM
We are about to start the #CSO panel on "Valuing Civic Space for More Effective and Sustainable Development" discussing the role civil society plays ensuring that IFI's investments are supporting civic space and not hindering it #expadthespace #WBGMeetings #civicspace
#Afghanistan’s #civicspace has collapsed, CIVICUS Calls for Urgent Action at the UN
Statement at the UN Human Rights Council's 60th Session, Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on Afghanistan with the Special Rapporteur
www.civicus.org/index.php/me...
Statement at the UN Human Rights Council's 60th Session, Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on Afghanistan with the Special Rapporteur
www.civicus.org/index.php/me...
September 11, 2025 at 6:02 AM
#Afghanistan’s #civicspace has collapsed, CIVICUS Calls for Urgent Action at the UN
Statement at the UN Human Rights Council's 60th Session, Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on Afghanistan with the Special Rapporteur
www.civicus.org/index.php/me...
Statement at the UN Human Rights Council's 60th Session, Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on Afghanistan with the Special Rapporteur
www.civicus.org/index.php/me...
📢 We stand with 570+ organisations from across the EU & beyond to call on MEPs to address unprecedented attacks on NGOs in the European Parliament & ensure that citizens’ voices are heard!
📄 Read our statement: seas-at-risk.org/general-news...
#StopAttackingNGOs #CivicSpace
📄 Read our statement: seas-at-risk.org/general-news...
#StopAttackingNGOs #CivicSpace
Civil Society Statement: NGOs under attack | 570+ organisations join forces to defend civil society - Seas At Risk
Unprecedented Attacks on NGOs in the EU – We Call on All Democratic Forces To Act for a Strong and Independent Civil Society Civil Society Statement European civil society organisations (CSOs) are cur...
seas-at-risk.org
April 7, 2025 at 9:06 AM
📢 We stand with 570+ organisations from across the EU & beyond to call on MEPs to address unprecedented attacks on NGOs in the European Parliament & ensure that citizens’ voices are heard!
📄 Read our statement: seas-at-risk.org/general-news...
#StopAttackingNGOs #CivicSpace
📄 Read our statement: seas-at-risk.org/general-news...
#StopAttackingNGOs #CivicSpace
HRRC condemns Mali’s latest assault on democracy.
The military junta’s dissolution of political parties is a blatant attempt to silence dissent and dismantle civic space.
www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/mali-s-...
#Mali #HumanRights #DemocracyUnderThreat #HRRC #CivicSpace
The military junta’s dissolution of political parties is a blatant attempt to silence dissent and dismantle civic space.
www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/mali-s-...
#Mali #HumanRights #DemocracyUnderThreat #HRRC #CivicSpace
Mali's Military Junta Clamps Down on Dissent
May 20, 2025Author: Aamnah Fatima KhanHRRC condemns the Malian junta's dissolution of political parties as a blatant attempt to suppress dissent and undermine democracy. This move starkly contradicts ...
www.humanrightsresearch.org
May 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
HRRC condemns Mali’s latest assault on democracy.
The military junta’s dissolution of political parties is a blatant attempt to silence dissent and dismantle civic space.
www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/mali-s-...
#Mali #HumanRights #DemocracyUnderThreat #HRRC #CivicSpace
The military junta’s dissolution of political parties is a blatant attempt to silence dissent and dismantle civic space.
www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/mali-s-...
#Mali #HumanRights #DemocracyUnderThreat #HRRC #CivicSpace
#MENA 🌐 Amid rising repression in the region, civil society is launching legal challenges, advocating for media freedoms, and spearheading initiatives to ensure accountability & defend #CivicSpace.
Read IFEX’s latest round-up: buff.ly/GXK6oKR #EndImpunity
Read IFEX’s latest round-up: buff.ly/GXK6oKR #EndImpunity
Civil society confronts genocide, gendered violence, digital attacks, and impunity - IFEX
MENA: A free expression and civic space round-up produced by IFEX's Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
buff.ly
April 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
#MENA 🌐 Amid rising repression in the region, civil society is launching legal challenges, advocating for media freedoms, and spearheading initiatives to ensure accountability & defend #CivicSpace.
Read IFEX’s latest round-up: buff.ly/GXK6oKR #EndImpunity
Read IFEX’s latest round-up: buff.ly/GXK6oKR #EndImpunity
LGBTQ+ athletes are skipping D.C. Pride events—not by law, but by fear. Symbolic visibility is collapsing under normalized political hostility.
#LGBTQRights #Pride2025 #CivicSpace #AuthoritarianDrift #Reuters
#LGBTQRights #Pride2025 #CivicSpace #AuthoritarianDrift #Reuters
Some athletes skip Washington's World Pride events, wary of Trump's America
The current political climate, especially in the nation's capital, has sapped some of the expected joy from would-be participants.
www.reuters.com
May 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM
LGBTQ+ athletes are skipping D.C. Pride events—not by law, but by fear. Symbolic visibility is collapsing under normalized political hostility.
#LGBTQRights #Pride2025 #CivicSpace #AuthoritarianDrift #Reuters
#LGBTQRights #Pride2025 #CivicSpace #AuthoritarianDrift #Reuters
🚨ACTION TODAY AT #SB62 🚨
✊ Defending the Defenders: No Climate Justice Without #CivicSpace & #HumanRights ✊
🕐 13:00 CEST | 📍Area 5, #SB62, Bonn
Join us in honoring those silenced in the fight for #ClimateJustice.
✊ Defending the Defenders: No Climate Justice Without #CivicSpace & #HumanRights ✊
🕐 13:00 CEST | 📍Area 5, #SB62, Bonn
Join us in honoring those silenced in the fight for #ClimateJustice.
June 25, 2025 at 9:23 AM
🚨ACTION TODAY AT #SB62 🚨
✊ Defending the Defenders: No Climate Justice Without #CivicSpace & #HumanRights ✊
🕐 13:00 CEST | 📍Area 5, #SB62, Bonn
Join us in honoring those silenced in the fight for #ClimateJustice.
✊ Defending the Defenders: No Climate Justice Without #CivicSpace & #HumanRights ✊
🕐 13:00 CEST | 📍Area 5, #SB62, Bonn
Join us in honoring those silenced in the fight for #ClimateJustice.
In a few hours, I’ll present my report to the @UN General Assembly on freedom of assembly, association and human solidarity.
🎥 4.30–5 pm NY 👉 webtv.un.org/en/search/ca...
#FoAA #UNGA #CivicSpace #Solidarity
🎥 4.30–5 pm NY 👉 webtv.un.org/en/search/ca...
#FoAA #UNGA #CivicSpace #Solidarity
Third Committee
Social, Humanitarian & Cultural Issues.
webtv.un.org
October 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
In a few hours, I’ll present my report to the @UN General Assembly on freedom of assembly, association and human solidarity.
🎥 4.30–5 pm NY 👉 webtv.un.org/en/search/ca...
#FoAA #UNGA #CivicSpace #Solidarity
🎥 4.30–5 pm NY 👉 webtv.un.org/en/search/ca...
#FoAA #UNGA #CivicSpace #Solidarity
#Guinea 🇬🇳 The Media Foundation for West Africa condemns the surge in threats and brutal violations against journalists, activists and the opposition. buff.ly/41vK1jh <a href="/hashtag/PressFreedom" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#PressFreedom #CivicSpace
Guinea's growing climate of fear - IFEX
The Media Foundation for West Africa has reported on actions by authorities in Guinea aimed at silencing civil actors, which violate international laws on freedom of expression.
buff.ly
February 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
#Guinea 🇬🇳 The Media Foundation for West Africa condemns the surge in threats and brutal violations against journalists, activists and the opposition. buff.ly/41vK1jh <a href="/hashtag/PressFreedom" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#PressFreedom #CivicSpace
If you want to find out more about restriction on Palestine solidarity, read our latest briefing 👇
civic-forum.eu/press/repres...
#CivicSpace #Protest
civic-forum.eu/press/repres...
#CivicSpace #Protest
Repression of Palestine solidarity in Europe widespread, according to new briefing - European Civic Forum
The repression of solidarity with Palestine continues in Europe, with the use of excessive force, intimidation and censorship among the most common restrictions, according to a new briefing from the E...
civic-forum.eu
December 4, 2024 at 10:56 AM
If you want to find out more about restriction on Palestine solidarity, read our latest briefing 👇
civic-forum.eu/press/repres...
#CivicSpace #Protest
civic-forum.eu/press/repres...
#CivicSpace #Protest
🔥 Excited to share my policy brief on a topic close to my heart: Europe's shrinking civic space 🇪🇺
I analyse how the upcoming MFF negotiations could be a game-changer for European democracy and the relevance of the CERV for EU democracy
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#CivicSpace #MFF #DemocraticResilience
I analyse how the upcoming MFF negotiations could be a game-changer for European democracy and the relevance of the CERV for EU democracy
lnkd.in/eBeFXjdXJ
#CivicSpace #MFF #DemocraticResilience
lnkd.in
June 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
🔥 Excited to share my policy brief on a topic close to my heart: Europe's shrinking civic space 🇪🇺
I analyse how the upcoming MFF negotiations could be a game-changer for European democracy and the relevance of the CERV for EU democracy
lnkd.in/eBeFXjdXJ
#CivicSpace #MFF #DemocraticResilience
I analyse how the upcoming MFF negotiations could be a game-changer for European democracy and the relevance of the CERV for EU democracy
lnkd.in/eBeFXjdXJ
#CivicSpace #MFF #DemocraticResilience
#Nepal: Youth-led anti-corruption #protests forced political change, despite a lethal crackdown by security forces that left scores dead. Protesters and civil society are now demanding for #accountability and #reforms
Our latest #civicspace update: web.civicus.org/NepalSept2025
Our latest #civicspace update: web.civicus.org/NepalSept2025
Nepal: Anti-corruption protests force political change despite violent crackdown - Civicus Monitor
web.civicus.org
September 24, 2025 at 5:11 AM
#Nepal: Youth-led anti-corruption #protests forced political change, despite a lethal crackdown by security forces that left scores dead. Protesters and civil society are now demanding for #accountability and #reforms
Our latest #civicspace update: web.civicus.org/NepalSept2025
Our latest #civicspace update: web.civicus.org/NepalSept2025
#3 The concrete threats:
➡️ Physical Violence & Enforced Disappearances by state or non-state actors.
#CivicSpace #HumanRights
➡️ Physical Violence & Enforced Disappearances by state or non-state actors.
#CivicSpace #HumanRights
October 20, 2025 at 6:14 AM
#3 The concrete threats:
➡️ Physical Violence & Enforced Disappearances by state or non-state actors.
#CivicSpace #HumanRights
➡️ Physical Violence & Enforced Disappearances by state or non-state actors.
#CivicSpace #HumanRights
🔴 Shadows of Illiberalism is live in Berlin!
Keynotes, panels & performances with Bifo, Jacobs, Cramer, Talakhadze, Della Ratta & more — tackling the radical right, AI, & civic resistance.
🎟️ disruptionlab.org/sh...
#DNL35 #Berlin #CivicSpace
Keynotes, panels & performances with Bifo, Jacobs, Cramer, Talakhadze, Della Ratta & more — tackling the radical right, AI, & civic resistance.
🎟️ disruptionlab.org/sh...
#DNL35 #Berlin #CivicSpace
June 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
🔴 Shadows of Illiberalism is live in Berlin!
Keynotes, panels & performances with Bifo, Jacobs, Cramer, Talakhadze, Della Ratta & more — tackling the radical right, AI, & civic resistance.
🎟️ disruptionlab.org/sh...
#DNL35 #Berlin #CivicSpace
Keynotes, panels & performances with Bifo, Jacobs, Cramer, Talakhadze, Della Ratta & more — tackling the radical right, AI, & civic resistance.
🎟️ disruptionlab.org/sh...
#DNL35 #Berlin #CivicSpace
Civicus Monitor tracks challenges to our civic space which is largely comprised of our freedoms of expression, association and assembly.
Current Civic Space Rating: NARROWED (colored light green on their world map).
monitor.civicus.org/watchlist-ma...
#Democracy #CivicSpace
Current Civic Space Rating: NARROWED (colored light green on their world map).
monitor.civicus.org/watchlist-ma...
#Democracy #CivicSpace
July 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Civicus Monitor tracks challenges to our civic space which is largely comprised of our freedoms of expression, association and assembly.
Current Civic Space Rating: NARROWED (colored light green on their world map).
monitor.civicus.org/watchlist-ma...
#Democracy #CivicSpace
Current Civic Space Rating: NARROWED (colored light green on their world map).
monitor.civicus.org/watchlist-ma...
#Democracy #CivicSpace
At HuMENA, we’re fighting to keep public space open, loud, and untamed. Because without protest, there is no freedom — only silence.
Learn more about our work defending the right to peaceful assembly: www.humena.org
#FoPA #WeProtest #DefendFoPA #CivicSpace #HumanRights #HuMENA #MENA 🕊
Learn more about our work defending the right to peaceful assembly: www.humena.org
#FoPA #WeProtest #DefendFoPA #CivicSpace #HumanRights #HuMENA #MENA 🕊
September 3, 2025 at 9:50 AM
At HuMENA, we’re fighting to keep public space open, loud, and untamed. Because without protest, there is no freedom — only silence.
Learn more about our work defending the right to peaceful assembly: www.humena.org
#FoPA #WeProtest #DefendFoPA #CivicSpace #HumanRights #HuMENA #MENA 🕊
Learn more about our work defending the right to peaceful assembly: www.humena.org
#FoPA #WeProtest #DefendFoPA #CivicSpace #HumanRights #HuMENA #MENA 🕊
🗞️ In our new #constitution building #newsletter:
✍️ Expert analyses on #Brazil, #Chad and #Madagascar
🌍 Constitutional #news from around the world
📚 New @internationalidea.bsky.social publications on #civicspace and #prosecutionservices
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/47DTd6X
👉 Subscribe: bit.ly/3IguwEy
✍️ Expert analyses on #Brazil, #Chad and #Madagascar
🌍 Constitutional #news from around the world
📚 New @internationalidea.bsky.social publications on #civicspace and #prosecutionservices
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/47DTd6X
👉 Subscribe: bit.ly/3IguwEy
November 5, 2025 at 10:37 AM
🗞️ In our new #constitution building #newsletter:
✍️ Expert analyses on #Brazil, #Chad and #Madagascar
🌍 Constitutional #news from around the world
📚 New @internationalidea.bsky.social publications on #civicspace and #prosecutionservices
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/47DTd6X
👉 Subscribe: bit.ly/3IguwEy
✍️ Expert analyses on #Brazil, #Chad and #Madagascar
🌍 Constitutional #news from around the world
📚 New @internationalidea.bsky.social publications on #civicspace and #prosecutionservices
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/47DTd6X
👉 Subscribe: bit.ly/3IguwEy
📢 SLAPP lawsuits threaten journalists & activists across Europe, burying them in costly legal battles. How can we fight back?
Join the Europe Dialogue on protecting #mediafreedom & #civicspace through #AntiSLAPP laws.
🗓 March 18, 11–12:30 CET
🔗 opengovpartnership.org/events/europe-dialogues/
Join the Europe Dialogue on protecting #mediafreedom & #civicspace through #AntiSLAPP laws.
🗓 March 18, 11–12:30 CET
🔗 opengovpartnership.org/events/europe-dialogues/
February 26, 2025 at 11:17 AM
📢 SLAPP lawsuits threaten journalists & activists across Europe, burying them in costly legal battles. How can we fight back?
Join the Europe Dialogue on protecting #mediafreedom & #civicspace through #AntiSLAPP laws.
🗓 March 18, 11–12:30 CET
🔗 opengovpartnership.org/events/europe-dialogues/
Join the Europe Dialogue on protecting #mediafreedom & #civicspace through #AntiSLAPP laws.
🗓 March 18, 11–12:30 CET
🔗 opengovpartnership.org/events/europe-dialogues/