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Dear John,
Freedom House President Michael Abramowitz just returned from a trip to the Indo-Pacific, a region home to some of world’s worst dictatorships and several of its best and brightest democracies.
In the dispatch below, Abramowitz talks about meeting civil society figures and former government officials in the region who are working to support the civil society groups, movements, and brave individuals who are on the front lines of the struggle for democracy.
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COMING SEPT. 8: Beijing’s Global Media Influence Report Launch
The Chinese government is accelerating its efforts to influence media in democracies worldwide. Our newest report breaks down how and why the CCP is engaged in this effort, the countries they are targeting, and how those countries are pushing back.
Join Sarah Cook, Freedom House's Research Director for China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, and other experts as they discuss the findings of Freedom House’s newest report – Beijing’s Global Media Influence: Authoritarian Expansion and the Power of Democratic Resilience.
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Afghanistan: Human Rights Defenders Continue to Face Immense Danger
Marking the one-year anniversary of the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, Freedom House President Michael Abramowitz issued a statement urging governments and international organizations to do more to assist embattled human rights defenders struggling under Taliban rule.
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Invasion of Ukraine
Democratic societies everywhere must support the Ukrainian people in their struggle for peace and freedom.
Read more about the human impact of the war in Ukraine, updated every week.
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Suspected Plot Against VOA Persian Host in NY Underscores Dangers of Transnational Repression
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(VOA)
Opinion - Raise your Indian flags high: There’s much injustice to cover up
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(Washington Post)
Operation Condor: why victims of the oppression that swept 1970s South America are still fighting for justice
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(The Conversation)
'We are not scared': Attack on Thai Exile Sheds Light on Transnational Repression in Japan
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(The Japan Times)
Upcoming Events
Freedom House is hosting, moderating, and participating in various upcoming events.
Click the links below to register:
Hearing: Religious Freedom in Afghanistan: One Year Since the Taliban Takeover
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Aug. 24, 2022 - 10:30 AM - 12:00PM ET
REPORT LAUNCH: Beijing’s Global Media Influence: Authoritarian Expansion and the Power of Democratic Resilience
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Sept. 8, 2022 - 10:00 -11:15 AM ET
The Holocaust and Authoritarianism Today
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Sept. 15, 2022 - 7:00 PM ET
Transnational Repression: The Long Arm of Authoritarianism
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Sept. 28, 2022 - 11:00 AM ET
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