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Protecting European civic space in the digital age (FRA - European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights)
Public Technologies 04 Jun 2026
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Demand for civic space holds strong across Africa as supply of freedoms wanes
Business Ghana 01 Jun 2026
Yet their experience of these freedoms is highly uneven and, in many contexts, eroding, increasingly constrained by the very governments that are formally committed to protecting them ... Clear majorities support media freedom ... Afrobarometer surveys ... .
KDI Launches Civic Space Accountability Platform, Seeks end to Impunity in Nigeria
This Day 31 May 2026
The Executive Director of Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI), Bukola Idowu, on Friday unveiled a new accountability platform aimed at documenting, tracking and responding to violations affecting civic space and democratic freedoms in Nigeria.
Protecting and expanding civic space in Central Europe (FRA - European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights)
Public Technologies 29 May 2026
... space monitoring for an EU-funded civic space monitoring initiative called "PROSECO project (Empowering Ecosystems of Civil Society [...].
Ethiopia's 7th General Election: Civic Space and Security at Risk (OMCT - World Organisation Against Torture)
Public Technologies 28 May 2026
Meaningful democracy requires more than elections - it depends on the existence of an open civic space in which human rights defenders, civil society organisations, and the media can operate without fear of reprisals.
African Commission: Systemic suppression of civic space in Rwanda (Article 19)
Public Technologies 21 May 2026
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African Commission: Highlighting pressures on civic space in Kenya and Rwanda (Article 19)
Public Technologies 18 May 2026
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Protecting civic space from growing digital threats requires sustained efforts, leading OSCE officials say (OSCE - Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe)
Public Technologies 11 May 2026
This means not only highlighting risks, but also advancing solutions that strengthen digital resilience and uphold human rights, ensuring that civic space online remains safe, open and inclusive.
Hope Behind Bars Warns SLAPPs Lawsuits Shrinking Nigeria’s Civic Space
This Day 09 May 2026
... Litigation Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) to intimidate journalists, civic actors and human rights defenders in Nigeria, warning that the trend is rapidly shrinking the country’s civic space.
African rights forum opens in Banjul amid calls for stronger civic space protection
The Point 08 May 2026
Highlighting crises across the continent, he cited the suspension of the Tunisian League for the Defense of Human Rights as a sign of shrinking civic space in Tunisia and expressed solidarity with ...
Tanzania: Concerns Grow Over Civic Space Restrictions After Tanzania-Kenya Summit Remarks
All Africa 07 May 2026
... targeting civic actors across the East African Community.
IWGIA condemns the cancellation of RightsCon 2026 in Zambia as a blatant attack on human rights defenders, civil society and civic space (IWGIA - International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs)
Public Technologies 05 May 2026
) Written on 05 May 2026 ... RightsCon 26 was expected to bring together more than 2,600 participants in person and 1,100 online, representing over 150 countries and 750 institutions.
HRCP highlights severe contraction of civic space, erosion of judicial independence in 2025
Dawn 04 May 2026
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan’s (HRCP) on Monday launched its for 2025, observing a severe contraction of civic space, the erosion of judicial independence and deepening insecurity over the past year.
Uganda: Protection of Sovereignty Bill 2026 threatens civic space (Article 19)
Public Technologies 28 Apr 2026
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From toilets to parks: Hyderabad citizens asked to review civic spaces
The Siasat Daily 24 Apr 2026
Residents have been encouraged to actively participate in the initiative, with authorities stressing that regular feedback will play a key role in improving civic infrastructure and ensuring better maintenance of public spaces.