New research has found that the most significant violation of civic freedoms in 2024 occurred in occupied Palestinian territories or was perpetrated against those in solidarity with the Palestinian people.
In its annual global report, “People Power Under Attack 2024,” CIVICUS Monitor, a global research partnership that assesses the state of civic space worldwide, identified the most common forms of repression against the right to protest, the right to free speech and the defense of human rights and the environment in 198 different countries. It found a widespread assault on democratic freedoms, with 70% the world’s population living in countries where their civic freedoms are now heavily restricted.
