Closed Repressed Obstructed Narrowed Open Latest updates Palestine 2019-05-22 Civic space in Gaza under severe restriction by both external and internal security forces more Belarus 2019-05-22 Opposition members intimidated, activists arrested and detained more Ethiopia 2019-05-21 Opposition party slams government for failure to defend rule of law more Tonga 2019-05-21 UN rights committee questions Tonga on freedom of expression for children more Mexico 2019-05-20 Two journalists killed in Mexico and several facing attacks and harassment more Maldives 2019-05-20 Civil society urges new parliament to empower commission to probe murder and disappearances more Serbia 2019-05-17 State orchestrated civil society a threat to independent groups more Sudan 2019-05-17 Ousted President Bashir charged over killings of protesters, while protests met with new violence more United Kingdom 2019-05-16 UK anti-terror legislative and judicial steps threaten civil rights and freedom more Eritrea 2019-05-16 No tangible change despite peace with Ethiopia more Explore all updates prev next Find a country All Americas Europe Asia Africa Oceania -------- Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia & Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Greenland Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Republic of the Congo Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka St Kitts and Nevis St Vincent and the Grenadines Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe All Closed Repressed Obstructed Narrowed Open People Power Under AttackOur new report provides detailed analysis on global civic space trends. Click here to access the report, press statement and infographics (also available in Spanish). Tweets by CIVICUSMonitor Follow @CIVICUSMonitor Watch List Afghanistan Repressed Saudi Arabia Closed Serbia Narrowed Sudan Closed Venezuela Repressed Find out more about the Watch List here.