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March 28, 2024 at 11:06 AM

5 Books That Help Explain Freedom in the World 2024

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  Freedom House | China Media Bulletin · [email protected]
March 26, 2024 at 12:08 PM

Article 23 passes in Hong Kong, U.S. House passes TikTok bill, Tibetans detained over dam protest

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  Freedom House Events · [email protected]
March 26, 2024 at 10:39 AM

SAVE THE DATE: Nations in Transit 2024 Report Launch

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March 21, 2024 at 11:51 AM

A Conversation With José Rubén Zamora, Journalist and Political Prisoner

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  Freedom House Events · [email protected]
March 19, 2024 at 12:10 PM

SAVE THE DATE: Nations in Transit 2024 Report Launch

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  Freedom House Events · [email protected]
March 15, 2024 at 1:59 PM

SAVE THE DATE: Nations in Transit 2024 Report Launch

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March 14, 2024 at 11:39 AM

India’s Government Silences Dissent Ahead of Landmark Elections

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March 7, 2024 at 12:50 PM

Lukashenka’s Revenge: Political Imprisonment in Belarus

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March 6, 2024 at 12:34 PM

SAVE THE DATE: Nations in Transit 2024 Report Launch

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February 29, 2024 at 2:41 PM

NEW REPORT: Election Manipulation and Armed Conflict Drove 18th Consecutive Year of Decline in Freedom

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  Freedom House · [email protected]
February 29, 2024 at 12:10 PM

The State of Freedom in the World

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February 29, 2024 at 1:33 AM

《异言网》: 2023年10月至12月 | 第6期

  Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Donate       第6期:2023年10月至12月 ​​​ 自2022年6月起,《异言网》追踪记录超过4,638起抗议事件,包括标语、住房等各种抗议。其中,越来越多…
  Freedom House Events · [email protected]
February 28, 2024 at 12:39 PM

TOMORROW: Freedom in the World 2024 Report Launch

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  Freedom House | China Media Bulletin · [email protected]
February 27, 2024 at 1:04 PM

Navalny’s death, Australian writer sentenced, Chinese hackers’ international effort

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  Freedom House Events · [email protected]
February 23, 2024 at 12:30 PM

NEXT WEEK: Freedom in the World 2024 Report Launch

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February 22, 2024 at 8:04 PM

Ukraine: Two Years after Moscow’s Full-Scale Invasion, Freedom House Calls on Democracies to Stand Firm in Their Support for a Ukrainian Victory

  Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.       FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2024   Ukraine: Two Years after Moscow’s Full-Scale Invasion, Fr…
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February 22, 2024 at 12:25 PM

Insecure Leaders Threaten Dissent Abroad

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February 20, 2024 at 12:54 PM

Report Launch: Freedom in the World 2024

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February 20, 2024 at 11:37 AM

NEW: China Dissent Monitor, Issue 6

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February 16, 2024 at 7:41 PM

Russia: The Kremlin Is Responsible for the Death of Aleksey Navalny

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February 16, 2024 at 3:18 PM

NEW DATA: More Than 20 Percent of the World’s Governments Engage in Transnational Repression

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February 15, 2024 at 12:49 PM

How You Can Protect the Spirit of Democracy

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February 8, 2024 at 12:44 PM

Exile and Resistance: An Interview with Félix Maradiaga

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February 7, 2024 at 3:47 PM

Report Launch: Freedom in the World 2024

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February 2, 2024 at 12:37 PM

Save the Date: Freedom in the World 2024 Report Launch

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February 1, 2024 at 12:49 PM

Chinese Internet Users Lament One-Party Rule After Taiwan's Election

  Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Donate       Dear John, Shortly after Lai Ching-te, the Democratic Progressive Part…
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January 31, 2024 at 2:35 PM

NEW REPORT: Foreign Governments Silencing International Students and Educators in the United States

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  Freedom House | China Media Bulletin · [email protected]
January 30, 2024 at 1:06 PM

Taiwan Election, Jimmy Lai’s trial, US-based Chinese student convicted of stalking

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  Freedom House · [email protected]
January 25, 2024 at 2:36 PM

NEW REPORT: Regimes Are Expanding Ways to Intimidate and Silence Opponents

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  Freedom House · [email protected]
January 25, 2024 at 12:09 PM

Silenced in Prison, Repressed Outside

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January 18, 2024 at 12:52 PM

The Democratic Stakes of AI Regulation

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  Freedom House · [email protected]
January 15, 2024 at 9:07 PM

Guatemala: Celebrating the Democratic Transfer of Power

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January 11, 2024 at 12:46 PM

The Uyghur Diaspora and Its Needs

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January 4, 2024 at 1:00 PM

Looking Ahead to a Pivotal Year for Global Freedom

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January 3, 2024 at 4:52 PM

Save the Date: Freedom in the World 2024 Report Launch

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  Mike Abramowitz · [email protected]
December 29, 2023 at 3:25 PM

Donate to the fight for freedom by December 31

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  Freedom House · [email protected]
December 29, 2023 at 11:04 AM

《异言网》: 2023年7月至9月 | 第5期

  Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Donate       第5期:2023年7月至9月 ​​​ 自2022年6月起,《异言网》追踪记录超过3,740起抗议事件,包括标语、住房等各种抗议。其中,越来越多的抗…
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December 21, 2023 at 12:47 PM

SPECIAL EDITION: Our Journey Toward a Freer World

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  Mike Abramowitz · [email protected]
December 19, 2023 at 4:53 PM

Journalists need your help.

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December 14, 2023 at 10:06 PM

NEW: China Dissent Monitor, Issue 5

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December 14, 2023 at 12:58 PM

Afghans Run Out of Refuge in Pakistan

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December 13, 2023 at 3:08 PM

Freedom House Announces Free Them All: The Fred Hiatt Program to Free Political Prisoners

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December 7, 2023 at 12:37 PM

Protecting the Rights of Religious Minorities is Crucial to Protecting Democracy Itself

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December 6, 2023 at 2:36 PM

NEW REPORT: Governments Are Escalating Transnational Repression to Silence Journalists around the World

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December 1, 2023 at 5:46 PM

Russia: Freedom House Condemns Designation of LGBT+ Movement as “Extremist Organization”

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November 30, 2023 at 12:50 PM

Lasting Peace in the South Caucasus Remains Far From View

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  Freedom House China Team · [email protected]
November 30, 2023 at 2:14 AM

《中国媒体快报》: 白纸运动周年海外纪念活动,生成式AI训练新规定,美国APEC峰会场外现抗议潮 | 第175期

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  Freedom House China Team · [email protected]
November 30, 2023 at 2:12 AM

《中國媒體快報》: 白紙運動週年海外紀念活動,生成式AI訓練新規定,美國APEC峰會場外現抗議潮 | 第175期

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  Freedom House | China Media Bulletin · [email protected]
November 28, 2023 at 8:47 PM

White Paper commemoration abroad, AI training rules, APEC protests

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  Freedom House · [email protected]
November 28, 2023 at 4:45 PM

Join the fight for freedom today

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