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    4 days ago

    CIVICUS outlines the state of civil rights through five categories—open, narrowed, obstructed, repressed, and closed. “Open” is the highest ranking, meaning all people are able to practice liberties such as free speech, and the lowest is “closed.”

    The U.S. has been classified as “narrowed.”

    So, we used to have a 5 star rating, but have been demoted to 4 stars