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Benin votes for new president amid 'severe restrictions' on civil liberties

Benin's election this Sunday will decide who takes over from President Patrice Talon after a decade in power. With only two candidates running and authorities clamping down on critics, the prospects for change are limited.

Radio France Internationale

First Thing: US civic health rating downgraded after year of ‘restrictive‘ Trump actions

Civicus, a nonprofit that monitors global civic freedoms, moved the US from the ‘narrowed’ to ‘obstructed’ category. Plus, the ‘gay wool’ taking over a New York catwalk

The Guardian - UK

US civic health rating downgraded after year of ‘restrictive‘ Trump actions

Civicus, a non-profit that monitors global civic freedoms, moved the US from the ‘narrowed’ to ‘obstructed’ category

The Guardian - US

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First Thing: Tsunami warnings across Pacific as first waves hit Hawaii after earthquake off Russia

Powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake triggers tsunami alerts in US and Japan. Plus, eight profound reasons to be hopeful for the future

The Guardian - UK

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

International non-profit Civicus says ‘sustained attacks on civic freedoms’ put US on par with El Salvador and Kenya

The Guardian - US

US added to human rights watchlist for ‘narrowing’ freedom and now ranks near Serbia and Congo

Nonprofit organization says the U.S. is now considered a country with ‘faltering’ civic freedoms

The Independent UK

US added to international watchlist for rapid decline in civic freedoms

Civicus, an international non-profit, puts country alongside Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, Pakistan and Serbia

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The global police crackdown on Palestine

A new report finds that Palestinians and their allies across the globe were the top targets of state repression

Salon

Thousands of opposition activists languish in prison as Bangladesh gears up for national election

In the months leading to Bangladesh’s national election on Sunday, thousands of opposition supporters and politicians have been arrested

The Independent UK

‘Hostile, authoritarian’ UK downgraded in civic freedoms index

Civicus Monitor cites hostility towards campaigners and charities, and clamp down on public protests

The Guardian - UK

Cambodia placed on watchlist of ‘repressive’ states: CIVICUS

Cambodia’s longtime ruler Hun Sen has ‘overseen a systematic assault on fundamental freedoms’, report states.

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