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Without Free Speech, Democracy Dies

By Nipuna Kumbalathara, CIVICUS Communications Lead.

Democracy is hanging precariously in a world tilted upside down in the face of today’s endless crises. Our rights and freedoms are dwindling. Free speech, an essential precursor to all human rights, is faltering.

Less than 4% of the world’s citizens enjoy a wide range of civic freedoms, and nearly three-quarters live in countries with little. With 1,100 violations and 45% of all violations, freedom of expression topped the CIVICUS Monitor list of global attacks on rights.

States that once set an example as bastions of free speech are also faltering.

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