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Spotlight on Freedom

Protecting human rights starts with deescalation




With less than 100 days until the election, the alarming deployment of federal security personnel in response to protests in American cities continues. Freedom House calls on United States authorities to uphold the right to peaceful assembly and due process of law. 
 

New report: Data localization threatens internet freedom

Authorities in a growing number of countries are weighing measures to control the flow of data in and out of their national borders. A new Freedom House report assesses the impact this can have on human rights around the world.
 
 

New report: Transnational repression is a global issue

Intimidation, spying, and assassinations are just some of the ways countries silence their exiles and diasporas abroad.
 
 

Reaffirming support for Hong Kong

Beijing’s new National Security Law has created a human rights crisis in Hong Kong. Freedom House commends recent US legislative efforts to aid Hong Kongers. 
   
FREEDOM IN THE NEWS

Fighting False News in Ukraine, Facebook Fact Checkers Tread a Blurry Line (New York Times)

Should America ban TikTok? (WIRED)

Here’s Why BLM Protesters Have Asked Journalists Not To Show Their Faces (Buzzfeed News)

The EU Needs a New Balkan Strategy (Foreign Policy)


Turkey is Using Pandemic to Tighten Chokehold on Free Expression (Balkan Insight)

UK firms are selling invasive spy tech to repressive governments around the world (Business Insider)
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