The Civicus Monitor tracks developments in civic freedoms across 198 countries.
[Zimbabwe](https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/world/zimbabwe), Argentina, El Salvador, and the [United Arab Emirates](https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/world/united-arab-emirates) have appeared on this watchlist in recent years.
Mandeep Tiwana, co-secretary general of Civicus, said the watchlist specifically concentrates on nations where there are concerns about deteriorating conditions of civic space in relation to freedoms of peaceful assembly, association, and expression.