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Spotlight on Freedom: June 2021
Revitalizing democracy in the United States
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Freedom House is proud to partner with the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, the George W. Bush Institute, and Issue One on a new speaker series aimed at uncovering the changes needed to revitalize democracy in the United States. You can watch the first two episodes of Reimagining American Democracy
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below, featuring democracy experts and elected officials like 66th Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, and Kentucky Secretary of State Michael G. Adams.
>> Episode 1: Democracy in America
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>> Episode 2: The Vote
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Register now
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for the next episode, Disinformation & Democracy, on June 29 at 12 p.m. ET.
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LGBT+ Equality
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The life of the gay civil rights icon and Freedom House Trustee Bayard Rustin offers important lessons for democracy and human rights activists today. Learn more
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about his impassioned work from someone who personally knew him.
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Juneteenth Captures the Paradox of American Democracy
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For some, Juneteenth is a reminder of the past. But for all of us, it must also be a call to action for the present and future. Freedom House Executive Vice President Nicole Bibbins Sedaca
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wrote a telling perspective on how US heritage includes both great wrongs and the means to set them right.
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FREEDOM IN THE NEWS
After talks with Putin, Biden must act to support democracy and human rights
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(The Hill)
Nigeria’s Twitter Ban Is a Bellwether Case for Internet Freedom
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(Just Security)
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Authoritarianism Without Borders
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(New York Times)
Facebook Banned a Hindu Extremist Group—Then Left Most of Its Pages Online for Months
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(Time)
Turkey’s international campaign of persecution and kidnappings must be stopped
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(Washington Post)
Belarusian exiles fear Lukashenko’s reach
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(Politico)
Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy newspaper closes as Beijing tightens its grip
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(CNN)
Champion Democracy
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