Democracy Vista
🗣️

Advocacy & Expression
Rankings

Global performance index based on advocacy & expression assessment metrics across 167 nations.

🇨🇭

Switzerland

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

9.5
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🇩🇰

Denmark

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

9.5
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🇮🇪

Ireland

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

9.4
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🇳🇴

Norway

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

9.4
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🇪🇪

Estonia

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

9.3
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🇱🇺

Luxembourg

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

9.3
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🇸🇪

Sweden

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

9.3
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Belgium

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

9.2
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🇫🇮

Finland

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

9.2
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🇳🇿

New Zealand

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

9.2
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🇦🇺

Australia

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

9.0
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🇨🇦

Canada

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

9.0
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🇩🇪

Germany

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

9.0
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🇫🇷

France

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

9.0
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🇮🇸

Iceland

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

8.9
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🇳🇱

Netherlands

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

8.9
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🇵🇹

Portugal

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

8.9
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🇨🇷

Costa Rica

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

8.8
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🇬🇧

United Kingdom

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

8.8
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🇱🇻

Latvia

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

8.8
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🇦🇹

Austria

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

8.7
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🇪🇸

Spain

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

8.7
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🇯🇵

Japan

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

8.7
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🇱🇹

Lithuania

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

8.7
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🇺🇸

United States

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

8.7
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🇨🇱

Chile

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

8.6
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🇮🇹

Italy

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

8.6
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🇹🇹

Trinidad and Tobago

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

8.6
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🇹🇼

Taiwan

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

8.6
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🇺🇾

Uruguay

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

8.6
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🇯🇲

Jamaica

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

8.5
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🇨🇾

Cyprus

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

8.4
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🇰🇷

South Korea

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

8.4
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🇲🇹

Malta

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

8.4
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🇸🇰

Slovakia

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

8.4
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Barbados

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

8.3
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Cape Verde

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

8.3
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🇻🇺

Vanuatu

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

8.3
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🇬🇷

Greece

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

8.1
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🇸🇨

Seychelles

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

8.1
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🇸🇮

Slovenia

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

8.0
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🇸🇷

Suriname

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

7.9
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🇿🇦

South Africa

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

7.9
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🇭🇷

Croatia

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

7.8
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🇮🇱

Israel

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

7.8
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🇧🇷

Brazil

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

7.5
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🇵🇱

Poland

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

7.4
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🇲🇺

Mauritius

Excellent environment for civil advocacy, backed by robust media liberties and freedom of expression.

7.3
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🇩🇴

Dominican Republic

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

7.1
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🇵🇦

Panama

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

7.1
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🇸🇧

Solomon Islands

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

7.1
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🇦🇷

Argentina

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

7.0
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🇧🇼

Botswana

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

6.9
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🇨🇴

Colombia

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

6.9
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🇬🇭

Ghana

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

6.9
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🇲🇪

Montenegro

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

6.8
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🇸🇹

São Tomé and Príncipe

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

6.8
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🇧🇬

Bulgaria

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

6.7
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🇵🇪

Peru

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

6.7
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🇷🇴

Romania

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

6.7
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🇱🇸

Lesotho

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

6.6
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🇸🇳

Senegal

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

6.6
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🇲🇩

Moldova

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

6.5
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🇳🇵

Nepal

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

6.5
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🇽🇰

Kosovo

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

6.5
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🇦🇲

Armenia

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

6.4
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🇱🇰

Sri Lanka

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

6.4
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🇪🇨

Ecuador

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

6.3
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🇲🇳

Mongolia

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

6.3
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🇧🇹

Bhutan

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

6.2
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🇬🇹

Guatemala

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

6.2
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🇲🇰

North Macedonia

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

6.2
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🇧🇴

Bolivia

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

6.1
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🇬🇾

Guyana

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

6.1
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🇰🇪

Kenya

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

6.1
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🇱🇷

Liberia

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

6.1
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🇲🇻

Maldives

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

6.1
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🇲🇼

Malawi

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

6.1
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🇵🇾

Paraguay

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

6.0
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🇦🇱

Albania

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

5.9
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🇧🇦

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

5.9
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🇫🇯

Fiji

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

5.9
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🇧🇯

Benin

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

5.8
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🇬🇪

Georgia

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

5.8
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🇭🇳

Honduras

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

5.8
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🇲🇾

Malaysia

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

5.8
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🇵🇬

Papua New Guinea

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

5.8
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🇸🇱

Sierra Leone

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

5.8
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🇮🇩

Indonesia

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

5.7
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🇿🇲

Zambia

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

5.7
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🇭🇺

Hungary

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

5.6
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🇳🇬

Nigeria

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

5.6
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🇲🇽

Mexico

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

5.5
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🇸🇬

Singapore

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

5.5
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🇹🇳

Tunisia

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

5.4
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🇹🇿

Tanzania

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

5.3
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🇵🇭

Philippines

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

4.7
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🇮🇳

India

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

4.6
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🇱🇧

Lebanon

Possible to advocate, but activists may encounter soft censorship or media control resistance.

4.6
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🇷🇸

Serbia

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

4.5
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🇹🇭

Thailand

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

4.5
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🇺🇦

Ukraine

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

4.5
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🇲🇬

Madagascar

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

4.3
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🇹🇬

Togo

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

4.3
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🇬🇦

Gabon

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

4.2
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🇯🇴

Jordan

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

4.2
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🇰🇬

Kyrgyzstan

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

4.2
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🇰🇲

Comoros

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

4.1
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🇮🇶

Iraq

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

4.1
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🇲🇦

Morocco

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

4.1
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🇲🇿

Mozambique

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

4.1
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🇲🇷

Mauritania

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

4.1
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🇳🇪

Niger

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

4.0
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Angola

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.9
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🇭🇰

Hong Kong

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.9
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🇰🇿

Kazakhstan

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.9
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🇵🇰

Pakistan

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.9
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🇬🇼

Guinea-Bissau

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.8
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🇲🇱

Mali

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.8
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🇸🇻

El Salvador

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.8
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🇺🇬

Uganda

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.8
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🇩🇯

Djibouti

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.7
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🇪🇹

Ethiopia

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.7
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🇹🇷

Turkey

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.7
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🇧🇫

Burkina Faso

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.6
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🇩🇿

Algeria

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.6
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🇰🇼

Kuwait

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.6
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🇿🇼

Zimbabwe

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.6
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🇧🇩

Bangladesh

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.5
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🇨🇫

Central African Republic

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.5
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🇨🇲

Cameroon

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.5
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🇨🇬

Republic of the Congo

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.5
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🇬🇳

Guinea

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.5
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🇭🇹

Haiti

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.4
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🇴🇲

Oman

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.4
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🇷🇼

Rwanda

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.4
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🇹🇩

Chad

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.3
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🇱🇾

Libya

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.2
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🇦🇿

Azerbaijan

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.1
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🇧🇮

Burundi

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.1
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🇧🇭

Bahrain

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.1
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🇪🇬

Egypt

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.1
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🇰🇭

Cambodia

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.1
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🇶🇦

Qatar

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.0
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🇷🇺

Russia

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.0
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🇸🇴

Somalia

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.0
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🇺🇿

Uzbekistan

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.0
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🇻🇪

Venezuela

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

3.0
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🇦🇪

United Arab Emirates

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

2.9
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🇸🇩

Sudan

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

2.9
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🇳🇮

Nicaragua

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

2.8
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🇹🇯

Tajikistan

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

2.8
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🇸🇦

Saudi Arabia

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

2.7
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🇸🇿

Eswatini

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

2.7
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🇾🇪

Yemen

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

2.7
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🇧🇾

Belarus

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

2.6
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🇮🇷

Iran

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

2.5
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🇱🇦

Laos

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

2.5
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🇸🇸

South Sudan

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

2.5
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🇦🇫

Afghanistan

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

2.4
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🇨🇳

China

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

2.4
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🇬🇶

Equatorial Guinea

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

2.3
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🇸🇾

Syria

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

2.2
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🇨🇺

Cuba

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

2.0
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🇹🇲

Turkmenistan

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

1.7
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🇪🇷

Eritrea

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

1.3
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🇰🇵

North Korea

Highly dangerous environment for advocacy; severe systemic censorship and strict communication controls in place.

1.3
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