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Dear John,
On the eve of his final day as president of Freedom House, Michael Abramowitz shares reflections from his seven-and-a-half years with the organization—and offers hope amid a global democratic recession.
“My most enduring memories of Freedom House will almost certainly be of the human rights defenders and democracy advocates whom I have met,” Abramowitz writes. “You can find them working in every corner of the globe, insisting on their rights even in the most repressive places. Their optimism commands our deep respect—and support.
“Today is a perilous moment for the cause of freedom. But I remain profoundly optimistic that the incredible activists, defenders, and others Freedom House supports and works with around the world will ultimately prevail.”
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Recapping Freedom House’s Annual Awards Gala
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Chinese prodemocracy activist Dr. Wang Bingzhang was honored with the 2024 Freedom Award at Freedom House’s annual awards gala on Wednesday in Washington, DC. The team behind Operation Nica Welcome was awarded the 2024 Mark Palmer Prize.
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The Michael J. Abramowitz Fund for Freedom in the World
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The Freedom House Board of Trustees has announced the launch of the Michael J. Abramowitz Fund for Freedom in the World, which will help our flagship report reach more people, advance policies to strengthen democracy, and continue identifying emerging threats to freedom.
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Spotlighting Political Prisoners Worldwide
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Free Them All: The Fred Hiatt Program to Free Political Prisoners examines how authoritarian leaders use political imprisonment as a tool of repression.
Click below to explore the stories of political prisoners from around the world and to learn what can be done to free them all.
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Update: Transnational Repression for Hire
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Recently, the Russian government hired members of a Polish criminal group to carry out acts of transnational repression against exiled dissidents. US officials said the Iranian and Indian governments had used similar tactics to advance assassination plots in the United States. These reports reflect a worrying trend of criminal groups acting as middlemen for transnational repression.
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Freedom House in the News
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Defend Democracy,
Champion Freedom.
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