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Spotlight on Freedom

Africa Leads the World in Freedom Shifts

The Freedom in the World 2020 report found more score changes for Sub-Saharan African countries—both positive and negative—than any other region.

Director of Africa Programs Jon Temin recaps the major trends in a new perspective. 
 

How does privacy fare during COVID-19?

It is possible to guard public health and privacy rights at the same time. 
   

Pushing forward with elections as usual is a mistake

This month's chaotic Wisconsin primary shows the need for U.S. lawmakers to take immediate action to protect elections. 
   

Keeping democracy healthy in a pandemic

Freedom House's new weekly newsletter provides expert analysis and key roundups of democracy issues around the world.
   
FREEDOM IN THE NEWS
Op-Ed: Autocrats love a crisis. They’re using the coronavirus pandemic to tighten their grip (Los Angeles Times)

Preventing a Wisconsin-Style Fiasco in Fall Elections (RealClearPolitics)

How Viktor Orbán Used the Coronavirus to Seize More Power (New Yorker)

Journalists threatened and detained as countries on multiple continents restrict coronavirus coverage (Washington Post)

One Way to Look at the Overhaul in Russia? Putin Lacks a Dynastic Exit Strategy (The Diplomat)

West Africa’s Democratic Progress is Slipping Away, Even as Region’s Significance Grows (Just Security)
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