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A Year After Taliban’s Return, Afghanistan’s Civil Society Vanguard Still Needs the World’s Help

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Previewing Elections in Brazil

Freedom House’s Election Watch team is out with a new assessment of the upcoming elections in Brazil, where the presidential contest is the most consequential in recent history for the country’s democratic trajectory.

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Read Our Newest Report on Transnational Repression

Defending Democracy in Exile examines what is being done to protect exiles and diaspora members who are being intimidated and attacked by the governments from which they fled. The report assesses the responses mounted by host governments, international organizations, and technology companies.