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Russia downgraded from ‘repressed’ to ‘closed’ in CIVICUS Monitor report

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Summary
Nutrition label

71% Informative

Russia sinks to worst rating in a new global ratings report on civic freedoms.

China, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Belarus are also rated closed.

Authorities continue to crack down on dissent and limit freedom of peaceful assembly.

Those who speak out against the government and the war risk harassment, arrest, imprisonment and physical harm.

VR Score

71

Informative language

69

Neutral language

47

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

70

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

External references

1

Source diversity

no sources

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