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Today's American Series Focuses on Money and Politics
In the lead up to the U.S. election in November, Freedom House offers Corruption: Money and Politics, the third in a series of chapter releases from its book-length study, Today's American: How Free?. Corruption: Money and Politics examines recent political corruption scandals and whether the U.S. system for detecting and punishing these offenses is effective. Defending Free SpeechFreedom House is proud to be part of the new Coalition to Defend Free Speech, which aims to counter a global movement that is intent on banning criticism of religion. Floyd Abrams, a top U.S. free speech advocate and honorary chairman of the coalition, and Freedom House Advocacy Director Paula Schriefer were among the speakers at the coalition's launch October 2 in Washington. Read the transcript. YouTube Campaign Highlights Women's Rights
Watch the videos: visitation, arbitrary divorce, polygamy Kazakhstan’s OSCE CommitmentsKazakhstan's government is not taking the steps necessary to fulfill the basic reform commitments it made in its bid to win the OSCE Chairmanship in 2010, according to a new report from Freedom House. View the report, the second in a series, on the OSCE Monitor.
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Press ReleasesFreedom House Joins Coalition to Defend Free SpeechOctober 01, 2008 - Freedom House is part of a new coalition seeking to safeguard freedom of speech and freedom of expression from an international campaign that aims to limit and in some cases criminalize criticism of religion. Senate Urged to Quickly Counter Threat to Free SpeechSeptember 30, 2008 - The U.S. Senate should pass legislation immediately that shields American authors from libel judgments handed down in countries with less free speech guarantees than the United States. New Report: Kazakhstan Falls Short of OSCE CommitmentsSeptember 30, 2008 - A new report from Freedom House finds that Kazakhstan has not made progress toward meeting international standards for democracy and rule of law, despite the reform commitments it made last year to win the chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe in 2010. Egypt Condemned for Intimidating JournalistsSeptember 29, 2008 - Freedom House urges the international community to strongly condemn the Egyptian government for its increasing efforts to intimidate independent journalists and curtail free speech as seen in the current case of Ibrahim Eissa.
In the NewsEchoes of the Prague SpringAugust 20, 2008 - The New York Sun, by Arch Puddington Don't Forget about China's DissidentsAugust 07, 2008 - The Wall Street Journal, by Ellen Bork Chinese Lesson: The other side of life in the People's RepublicAugust 05, 2008 - The Weekly Standard, by Ellen Bork Stalin, rebrandedAugust 05, 2008 - The National Post, by Arch Puddington |
A series of roundtables recently organized by Freedom House examined the increasingly distorted relationships between European democracies that consume hydrocarbons and the authoritarian countries that produce them. International experts meeting in Hungary discussed a range of energy security topics including economic cooperation, geopolitics and environmental sustainability. 
A new campaign on YouTube calls attention to gender issues in Jordan and seeks to address the matter in a creative and informative way. The public service announcements, produced by one of Freedom House's Jordanian partners, The Queen Zein Al-Sharaf Institute for Development, aim to raise awareness on women and children’s rights within Jordanian society and throughout the Middle East. The videos are part of Freedom House's New Media Initiative. 
Freedom House is proud to participate in the Combined Federal Campaign.