{"id":"FRA-002","notes":"Coded Sep 25 2026 from Civic Space Watch (CIVICUS rating: obstructed).","country":"France","sources":[{"url":"https://civicspacewatch.eu/alert/france-government-report-attacks-muslim-and-minority-csos/","citation":"https://civicspacewatch.eu/alert/france-government-report-attacks-muslim-and-minority-csos/"},{"url":"https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/actualites/dossiers-de-presse/publication-du-rapport-freres-musulmans-et-islamisme-politique-en","citation":"https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/actualites/dossiers-de-presse/publication-du-rapport-freres-musulmans-et-islamisme-politique-en"},{"url":"https://femyso.org/press-release-femyso-denounces-french-reports-exclusionary-narrative-and-attack-on-muslim-civil-society/","citation":"https://femyso.org/press-release-femyso-denounces-french-reports-exclusionary-narrative-and-attack-on-muslim-civil-society/"}],"summary":"A report on 'the Muslim Brotherhood and political Islamism' commissioned by President Emmanuel Macron and presented to the Defence Council at the end of May 2025 labelled several Muslim CSOs — including CCIE, FEMYSO and Étudiants musulmans de France, members of the European Network Against Racism — as part of a so-called 'Muslim Brotherhood structure'. Macron announced measures based on it; minority rights groups warned of further dissolutions, funding cuts and restrictions on association and expression.","tactics":[{"code":"TC-40","role":"primary","label":"CSO Legitimacy and Mandate Attack","needs_review":false},{"code":"TC-17","role":"secondary","label":"Narrative-to-Institutional Operationalization","needs_review":false}],"version":1,"channels":["Government report presented to the Defence Council and published by the Interior Ministry"],"entities":[{"id":1189,"name":"President Emmanuel Macron (commissioned); Interior Ministry; Defence Council","role":"actor","entity_type":"Senior Official"},{"id":1190,"name":"Muslim CSOs incl. the Collective for Countering Islamophobia in Europe (CCIE), FEMYSO and Étudiants musulmans de France","role":"target","entity_type":"CSO"}],"date_text":"05/2025","created_at":"2026-09-25T12:58:54.614772+00:00","escalation":3,"harm_track":"Track 2 — Social Trust Erosion","narratives":[],"report_ids":[],"signal_ids":[],"updated_at":"2026-09-25T12:58:54.614772+00:00","occurred_on":"2025-05-01","campaign_ids":[],"enabler_type":"","response_ids":[],"trigger_type":"TR-08: Proactive / Ambient","campaign_phase":"","civic_response":"","date_precision":"month","enabler_status":"","campaigns_served":[],"consequence_category":"Social Trust Erosion","institutional_consequence":"Narrative damage; Announced measures; Chilling effect"}