The region is a driving force behind annual declines at the global level.
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Maria Ressa, the CEO and editor of online portal Rappler, speaks during a protest on press freedom along with fellow journalists in Manila on January 19, 2018. Credit: TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images.
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November 16, 2018Turkish authorities has taken 13 civic leaders into custody on charges of attempting to overthrow the Turkey's government using force.
From left to right: Former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar, current Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. Image Credit: Flickr/Creative Commons.
November 13, 2018The candidates will have to explain how they plan to tackle corruption and security threats.
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena swears in new Cabinet of Ministers at the Presidential Secretariat. Credit: President.gov.lk
November 15, 2018The president’s moves to replace the government and dissolve Parliament have been denounced as unconstitutional.
October 19, 2018Freedom House urges the Trump administration to call for an independent investigation of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, and to issue sanctions on those responsible for his death.
November 5, 2018Freedom House responds to Russian Federation Security Services’ (FSB) issuance of legal notices to human rights activists associated with the Crimean Solidarity movement.
November 2, 2018Freedom House supports the decision for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to use the Moscow Mechanism to hold Russia accountable for human rights abuses in Chechnya.