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Dear John,
The death of Alexey Navalny in a remote Siberian penal colony sent shockwaves across the globe, and left little doubt about the lengths to which Vladimir Putin’s regime would go to silence dissent. In neighboring Belarus, the regime of another dictator, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, has caused the deaths of at least five people since 2020, and is confining over 1,400 more.
The conditions for these political prisoners are dire, and despite international sanctions, their numbers in Belarus are growing. There are steps that democracies can take, however, to help secure the release of political prisoners and support the brave individuals challenging autocracy and demanding respect for fundamental rights.
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Russians will head to the polls for a presidential election this month, the first national election since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. President Vladimir Putin, who initially served in the role from 2000 to 2008, and became president again in 2012, is expected to be reelected.
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Türkiye: Big Tech Should Protect Free Speech, Resist State Censorship
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Ahead of Türkiye’s municipal elections this month, Freedom House joined over a dozen other human rights groups and journalists’ organizations jointly call on social media platforms to uphold the free expression rights of their users and resist state censorship.
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Why Does China Lack an Opposition Leader Like Navalny?
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The recent death of Russian democracy activist Alexey Navalny shocked observers around the world. including in China. Despite the country’s highly censored internet environment, many were deeply touched by his vision, conviction, and courage. In the latest issue of the China Media Bulletin, we explore how, despite the desire for one, a similar hero could not exist in China.
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Save the Date: Nations in Transit 2024
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Join us for the launch of Nations in Transit 2024, Freedom House's report on the state of democracy in the 29-country region stretching from Central Europe to Central Asia, a region increasingly defined by the widening gulf between those nations committed to a liberal, democratic order and those that violently reject it.
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