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Dear John,
Undemocratic leaders are targeting journalists, opposition members, academics, and countless others with politicized detentions, political prosecutions that lead to imprisonment, and restrictions that severely disrupt their daily lives.
Together, these efforts can inflict a condition experts call “civil death”: when undemocratic leaders smother opponents under layer upon layer of restrictions, in an attempt to erase them from society.
Visible and Invisible Bars, a report from Free Them All: The Fred Hiatt Program to Free Political Prisoners, released today, draws attention both to political imprisonment and its damaging impacts on prisoners
and their families, and the consequences of civil death.
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NEW REPORT: Visible and Invisible Bars
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The newest report from Freedom House spotlights patterns of political imprisonment and an array of tactics amounting to civil death that can paralyze democracy's defenders & cement authoritarian control.
The report is available in English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Thai, Swahili, Turkish, and Kurdish.
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Guatemalans Have Spoken: They Choose Democracy
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Guatemalan citizens have entrusted newly elected president Bernardo Arévalo with responsibility for dismantling vast corruption networks and restoring faith in government. The road ahead is long, but there is reason for hope.
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Election Watch For the Digital Age
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With more than 4 billion people heading to the polls in 2024, Freedom House’s Election Watch for the Digital Age is monitoring the growing digital threats to free and fair elections. Follow along for unique data and in-depth analysis on digital election interference, from the censorship of independent media to the use of generative AI in disinformation campaigns.
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Save the Date: Freedom in the World 2024
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Join us for the launch of Freedom in the World 2024, Freedom House's flagship report which has been tracking global trends in political rights and civil liberties annually since 1973. The event will feature the authors presenting key report findings, followed by a panel discussion on the implications of those findings and the state of democracy worldwide.
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Freedom House in the News
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