Over the last six years, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Committee to Protect Journalists, Global Voices and others have steadily tracked the deterioration of the civil and human rights protections.
Kwa zaidi ya miaka sita, mashirika ya Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Kamati ya Kulinda Waandishi wa Habari (CPJ), Global Voices na mengineyo  yamekuwa yakifuatilia kuzorota kwa ulinzi wa haki za kiraia na haki za binadamu.