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Dear John,
As the US heads toward midterm elections on November 8, the political environment remains haunted by the coup attempt that culminated in a violent attack on the Capitol in January 2021.
Social and mainstream media are overrun with narratives that preemptively cast doubt on the integrity of this year’s balloting by repeating false claims of a “stolen” 2020 election leading to harassment and intimidation of elected officials and attempts to make voting more difficult in the name of electoral security.
This week, Freedom House experts argue that the problems threatening US elections did not begin in 2020, but are part of a much older pattern of deterioration in America’s democratic institutions that must be addressed if the country is to meaningfully advance global freedom.
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Welcoming New Board Chair Jane Harman and New Trustees
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Freedom House is pleased to announce that former nine-term congresswoman Jane Harman will serve as chair of our Board of Trustees.
Joining Harman on the board are six new trustees: Carole Corcoran, Rodger Desai, David L. Fogel, Mark Goodman, Lynn Novick, and Collin Roche. Leaders in foreign policy, technology, economics, business, and the arts, their insight will be invaluable to our organization.
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NEXT WEEK: Freedom on the Net 2022 Report Launch
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Join us for the launch of Freedom on the Net 2022: Countering the Authoritarian Overhaul of the Internet.
After presenting the report’s findings, Freedom House staff will be joined by a panel of experts for a discussion on global trends, country-specific findings, and best practices for how to protect human rights online.
RSVP below for our virtual launch event on Oct. 18 at 11 a.m. EDT.
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Xi Jinping’s Third Term Will Mean Dwindling Freedom for 1.4 Billion People
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Next week, during the 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), incumbent party leader Xi Jinping is expected to secure a third five-year term.
Freedom House president Michael J. Abramowitz issued a statement condemning five more years of Xi’s leadership, which will result in more aggressive suppression of free speech globally, and more human rights abuses within the most populous country in the world.
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Vladimir Putin's unwarranted and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine is an attack on democracy. Though the Ukrainian military has made promising advancements recently, the human toll of the war continues to mount.
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Freedom House in the News
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Freedom House is hosting, moderating, and
participating in various upcoming events.
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We encourage you to subscribe to Freedom House's other newsletters, including:
The China Media Bulletin
A monthly newsletter that offers unique insight on censorship, media freedom, and internet freedom issues related to the People's Republic of China, drawing on both English and Chinese-language sources
All our newsletters are available for subscription here.
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Defend Democracy,
Champion Freedom.
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