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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Maya Yang

US placed on rights watchlist over health of its civil society under Trump

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People protest against the Trump administration in Miami Beach, Florida, on 14 June 2025. Photograph: Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

A group of global civil society organizations have placed the US on a watchlist for urgent concern over the health of its civic society, alongside Turkey, Serbia, El Salvador, Indonesia and Kenya.

On Wednesday, a new report released by the non-profit Civicus placed the US on its watchlist following “sustained attacks on civic freedoms” across the country, according to the group.

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