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A protester carries a version of the Belarusian flag favored by the democratic opposition during a demonstration in Minsk against the fraudulent August 2020 presidential election. Image credit: Sergei Bobylev\TASS via Getty Images.

Freedom in the World Junior Fellows

A protester carries a version of the Belarusian flag favored by the democratic opposition during a demonstration in Minsk against the fraudulent August 2020 presidential election. Image credit: Sergei Bobylev\TASS via Getty Images.

Meet Freedom House's Freedom in the World Junior Fellows.

Past Fellows

Phumelele Mncina

Phumelele Mncina

2024-2025 Freedom in the World Junior Fellow for West, Central, & Southern Africa

Rachel Simroth

Rachel Simroth

2024-2025 Freedom in the World Junior Fellow for North & East Africa

Nodari Tsaava

Nodari Tsaava

2024-2025 Freedom in the World Junior Fellow for Eurasia

2023-2024 Freedom in the World Junior Fellow

Eva Stanley

2023-24 Freedom in the World Junior Fellow for Africa

2023-2024 Freedom in the World Junior Fellow for Europe

Gabriela Ivanova

2023-24 Freedom in the World Junior Fellow for Europe

Freedom in the World Junior Fellow for the Americas

Eilidh Stalker

2022-23 Freedom in the World Junior Fellow for the Americas

Arya Patel

Arya Patel

2022-23 Freedom in the World Junior Fellow for Africa

FIW Junior Fellow 2021-22 Alessandra Restifo

Alessandra Restifo

2021-22 Freedom in the World Junior Fellow for the Americas

FIW Junior Fellow 2021-22 Matthew Barak

Matthew Barak

Research Associate

FIW Junior Fellow 2021-22 Alex Dent

Alex Dent

2021-22 Freedom in the World Junior Fellow for Africa

Freedom in the World 2023 Map

About Freedom in the World

Freedom in the World is the most widely read and cited report of its kind, tracking global trends in political rights and civil liberties for more than 40 years.

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