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Dear John,
More people across the world are facing restrictions in accessing the internet. Virtual private networks (VPNs), which encrypt users’ data and route traffic through servers remotely operated by the application’s provider, are critical tools for people seeking reliable information in repressive regimes.
VPNs play an important role in shielding people from the watchful eyes of the authorities. But authoritarian regimes, which often block news outlets, civil society websites, and social platforms, are increasingly adopting repressive legislation to criminalize the use of these tools and remove them from app stores.
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The Latest China Dissent Monitor
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In the ninth issue of the China Dissent Monitor, Freedom House researchers logged 937 dissent events in the third quarter of 2024, a 27 percent increase over the same period in 2023. These events included labor and property owner protests, and dissent events led by minority groups.
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Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian woman human rights defender, journalist, and author has spent more than 10 years of her life in prison. As Mohammadi marks the anniversary of her unjust detention, Freedom House joins partners in the urgent call for her full and unconditional release.
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Solidarity with Political Prisoners
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Arbitrary detention and torture have surged to alarming levels in Latin America and the Caribbean. Freedom House has joined ESTÁ PASANDO DE NUEVO, a regional campaign led by Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan civil society organizations that seeks to raise awareness, support, and solidarity from the international community.
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We’re officially on @bsky.app! Follow us for analysis on key democracy and human rights-related issues, including countering authoritarianism, freeing political prisoners, ending transnational repression, and much more.
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Freedom House in the News
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Defend Democracy,
Champion Freedom.
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