Cover Europe & Central Asia for @CIVICUSMonitor, views my own
Belgrade, Serbia
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Tara Petrović retweeted
🚨 The French Govt is expected at any moment to unveil a deeply troubling "entryism" bill.
By expanding powers dissolve NGOs by decree, this upcoming legislation risks further suffocating an already shrinking civic space in France.
My latest for @hrw:
hrw.org/news/2026/07/10/prop…
Tara Petrović retweeted
We Are Hiring!
1. Civic Space Research Intern
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2. ToR: Data coding consultants
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3. Civic Space Research Consultant
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Deadline: 8 July 2026
4. MFA Consultant
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Tara Petrović retweeted
Which of the teams playing at the #Worldcup today do the best job of respecting people's rights to organise, take action and speak out?
🇪🇸#Spain v 🇨🇻#CapeVerde
🇧🇪#Belgium v 🇪🇬#Egypt
🇸🇦#SaudiArabia v 🇺🇾#Uruguay
🇮🇷#Iran v 🇳🇿#NewZealand
(Hint⬇️😉)
web.civicus.org/WorldCup
Tara Petrović retweeted
🏟️⚽️The majority of #WorldCup countries are still missing the OPEN goal. See how their civic space scores compare:
web.civicus.org/WorldCup
Tara Petrović retweeted
Last year, watchdogs identified a deterioration of democratic space in Italy, Germany, and France.
Using so-called emergency security measures, the EU’s leading states are squashing the right to dissent. jacobin.com/2026/05/europe-e…
Tara Petrović retweeted
Europe’s protest landscape is being transformed by force. Detentions and excessive force show how authorities are cracking down on the right to protest.
A closer look at trends in our latest ratings report 🔴🟡🟢web.civicus.org/ECA2025
Tara Petrović retweeted
#Europa presume de democracia, pero en 2025 fue el principal escenario de la represión contra la solidaridad con el pueblo palestino.
Más del 60% de las violaciones documentadas por el @CIVICUSMonitor ocurrieron en este continente #PeoplePower2025
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Tara Petrović retweeted
🇬🇪#Georgia downgraded to ‘Repressed’ in new ratings report:
🟠Draconian protest laws
🟠Controls on foreign funded NGOs & media
🟠Opposition leaders detained
Press Release (#PeoplePower2025): web.civicus.org/GeorgiaRatin…
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🇷🇸#Serbia downgraded to ‘Repressed’ in new ratings report:
🟠Crackdown on student-led protests with mass detentions
🟠Excessive force, including use of sonic weapons
🟠Judicial harassment and prosecutions of activists
Press Release (#PeoplePower2025): web.civicus.org/SerbiaRating
Tara Petrović retweeted
🇩🇪#Germany downgraded to 'Obstructed':
🟡Berlin police filed nearly 9,000 criminal charges linked to pro-Palestinian protests
🟡Police brutality & language bans at demonstrations
🟡Raids & surveillance of NGOs critical of Israel
Press release: web.civicus.org/GermanyRatin…
Tara Petrović retweeted
🇮🇹#Italy downgraded to 'Obstructed' in ratings report:
🟡“Anti-Gandhi” security law imposes harsh penalties for protests
🟡Expanded police powers & surveillance
🟡 Govt critics hit with military-grade spyware
Press release (#PeoplePower2025): web.civicus.org/ItalyRating
Tara Petrović retweeted
🇨🇭#Switzerland downgraded to 'Narrowed' in new ratings report:
🟢Peaceful protests met with tear gas & rubber bullets
🟢Surveillance of climate activists
🟢Press freedom under strain with raids & deportations
Press release (#PeoplePower2025): web.civicus.org/SwitzerlandR…
Tara Petrović retweeted
🇫🇷#France downgraded to 'Obstructed' in ratings report:
🟡Peaceful protests met with tear gas & mass arrests
🟡NGOs dissolved under anti-separatism law
🟡Journalists & activists face harassment & harsh sentences
Press Release (#PeoplePower2025): web.civicus.org/FranceRating
Tara Petrović retweeted
In #Europe & #CentralAsia a look at civic freedoms:
Out of 54 countries:
🟢35 countries rated open or narrowed
🟡8 rated obstructed
🟠5 rated repressed
🔴6 rated closed
⬇️ #France #Georgia #Germany #Italy #Serbia #Switzerland
#PeoplePower2025 report: web.civicus.org/ECA2025
Tara Petrović retweeted
Over the weekend, #UK authorities arrested 500+ peaceful protesters for expressing support for Palestine Action.
We call to #LiftTheBan and stop worldwide repression of solidarity with Palestine. Calls to uphold international law must be heard, not silenced. #PalestineAction
Tara Petrović retweeted
🇷🇸Srbija ostaje na listi za praćenje:
🟡Na građansku neposlušnost se odgovara brutalnošću i hapšenjima
🟡Država pruža podršku i pravnu zaštitu batinašima
🟡Prisluškivanje i zastrašivanje aktivista
Građanski prostor u zemlji ocenjen kao “opstruiran”:
web.civicus.org/Srbija
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U.S. highlighted on international human rights watchlist for "sustained attacks on civil freedoms" under Trump ti.me/4feNVlC
Tara Petrović retweeted
🇷🇸Serbia remains on our latest watchlist:
🟡Widespread civil disobedience met with brutality and detentions
🟡State providing support and legal protection to violent goons
🟡Surveillance and intimidation of activists
Country rated as ‘Obstructed’:
web.civicus.org/SerbiaWL-202…
Tara Petrović retweeted
🇹🇷#Turkey added to our latest watchlist:
🟠Authorities respond to biggest protests in a decade with violence and mass arrests
🟠Hundreds of opposition party members detained
🟠Journalists assaulted and arrested
Country rated as 'Repressed':
web.civicus.org/TurkeyWL2025
