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Spotlight on Freedom: June 2021

Revitalizing democracy in the United States

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 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
>> Episode 2: The Vote

Register now for the next episode, Disinformation & Democracy, on June 29 at 12 p.m. ET.

LGBT+ Equality

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 about his impassioned work from someone who personally knew him.

Juneteenth Captures the Paradox of American Democracy

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 wrote a telling perspective on how US heritage includes both great wrongs and the means to set them right.

FREEDOM IN THE NEWS

After talks with Putin, Biden must act to support democracy and human rights (The Hill)

Nigeria’s Twitter Ban Is a Bellwether Case for Internet Freedom (Just Security)

Authoritarianism Without Borders (New York Times)

Facebook Banned a Hindu Extremist Group—Then Left Most of Its Pages Online for Months (Time)

Turkey’s international campaign of persecution and kidnappings must be stopped (Washington Post)

Belarusian exiles fear Lukashenko’s reach (Politico)

Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy newspaper closes as Beijing tightens its grip (CNN)

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