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UPR review identifies gaps affecting civic freedoms; Deputy Prime Minister charged over alleged assault on journalist
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (1021+ words) DATE POSTED: 08.09.2026 This update covers developments relating to the freedoms of expression, association and assembly in Saint Lucia from October 2025 to August 2026. Saint Lucia is bound by the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or…...
New Zealand: Government plans to ban social media for U-16s and expand police powers to collect intelligence and restrict protests
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (688+ words) DATE POSTED: 08.09.2026 The state of civic space in New Zealand is rated as ‘open’ by the CIVICUS Monitor. Civil society groups are able to form and operate without restrictions, freedom of expression is respected and protected and there are rarely…...
India: Student protests met with arrests, excessive force, surveillance and harassment amid civic space clampdown
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1628+ words) DATE POSTED: 18.08.2026 On 29th July, the country was added to the CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist due to serious decline in respect for civic space in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third term. On 20th July 2026, security forces used tear gas and batons to suppress…...