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Dear John,
Over a 40-year period of tumult in Afghanistan, millions have fled to Pakistan as a matter of survival. But in October, the Pakistani government decided to change its policy, announcing a mass deportation drive affecting more than a million people, mainly Afghans. Islamabad justified that shift by accusing targeted individuals of criminality, “antistate” activity, and even terrorism.
Authorities enacted their policy in November, pushing and cajoling Afghans back to a country ruled by one of the world’s most hostile regimes. For some, namely human rights defenders and prodemocracy advocates who fled when the Taliban seized power in 2021, a return home could be a death sentence.
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Tracking Dissent in China
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Since June 2022, Freedom House has tracked more than 3,740 dissent events, varying from sign protests to housing protests, and increasingly protests by retirees seeking public benefits from local governments, and religious and ethnic minorities. The fifth issue of the China Dissent Monitor is out now.
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Ti-Anna Wang’s Fight for Her Father’s Freedom
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To mark the launch of Free Them All: The Fred Hiatt Program to Free Political Prisoners, we spoke with Ti-Anna Wang, the Chinese-Canadian daughter of imprisoned Chinese prodemocracy activist Wang Bingzhang. Ti-Anna reflects on her friendship with Fred Hiatt, who used his influence as editorial page editor of The Washington Post to highlight Wang Bingzhang's plight.
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Latest Hong Kong Media Bulletin
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In this month's issue, our team analyzes recent Hong Kong protests at APEC summit, arrests of an elderly erhu player and a student from Japan, and how US lawmakers are exploring new sanctions on Hong Kong officials.
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Free Them All: The Fred Hiatt Program to Free Political Prisoners
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Freedom House is proud to announce the launch of Free Them All: The Fred Hiatt Program to Free Political Prisoners. The initiative is named in honor of pathbreaking American journalist and former Washington Post editorial page editor Fred Hiatt, and seeks to challenge the unjust imprisonment of human rights defenders, journalists, and prodemocracy activists around the world.
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Freedom House in the News
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Defend Democracy,
Champion Freedom.
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