US, Germany, France, Italy Increasingly Curbing Civic Freedoms - Watchdog

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2025-12-09

MOSCOW, December 9 (RIA Novosti) - The United States, Germany, France and Italy are increasingly restricting the civic freedoms of their citizens, according to a report by the CIVICUS global alliance of civil society organizations released on Tuesday. "In Europe, France, Germany and Italy [civic freedoms conditions] move from narrowed to obstructed ratings, indicating a worsening environment for civil society in the European Union ... In the A......

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