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United States: President Must Cease Calls for Election Delay and Groundless Attacks on Mail-in Voting

Mail-in balloting is secure and will be essential for safe elections during the pandemic.

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August 4, 2020

Joshua Wong barred from running

香港：自由之家譴責對政治權利的戲劇性攻擊

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August 1, 2020

Joshua Wong barred from running

香港：自由之家谴责对政治权利的戏剧性攻击

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August 1, 2020

Joshua Wong barred from running

Hong Kong: Freedom House Condemns Dramatic Attacks on Political Rights

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July 31, 2020

Turkey Parliament Social Media voting

Turkey: Passage of Social Media Law Curtails Human Rights Online

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July 30, 2020

Mail-in Voting

United States: President Must Cease Calls for Election Delay and Groundless Attacks on Mail-in Voting

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Coronavirus shows the need for a human rights–based approach to public health crises

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August 3, 2020

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India’s TikTok Ban Tightens the Government’s Grasp on the Internet

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July 31, 2020

Perspective Belarus elections

Belarus is Ready for Change No Matter What Its President Thinks

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July 20, 2020

Turkey Freedom of Expression during COVID

Turkey is Using Pandemic to Tighten Chokehold on Free Expression

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July 20, 2020

Professor Hasen

How to Avoid an Election Crisis in November

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July 8, 2020

Ukraine media personnel amid COVID

In Eastern Europe and Beyond, a Dearth of Guidance on Regulating Disinformation

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July 8, 2020

Moscow protest amid COVID

On Social Control, the Kremlin’s Reach May Exceed Its Grasp

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July 8, 2020

A Call to Democracy

The Pandemic’s Global Challenge to Democracy Should Be Met with a Global Response

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June 25, 2020

Black Lives Matter Protest "Vote" Sign

COVID-19 is Poised to Deepen Racial Disenfranchisement in November

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June 22, 2020

Black Lives Matter protest in Atlanta June 2020

How Domestic Spying Tools Undermine Racial Justice Protests

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June 22, 2020

Black Lives Matter protests in NYC

How COVID-19 Restrictions Have Deepened Existing Inequality

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June 8, 2020

Orban and Duda Democratic Decline

Poland and Hungary Must Not Be Ignored

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May 26, 2020

Belarus volunteers during COVID-19

When Autocrats Fail, Civil Society Steps Up

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May 26, 2020

Gendered COVID response

For Many LGBTI Communities, There Is No Shelter in Place

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May 18, 2020

Religious freedom in India during COVID-19

State-Sponsored Religious Discrimination Rises with the Pandemic

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May 18, 2020

Freedom House in the Media

Latin America Is Facing a ‘Decline of Democracy’ Under the Pandemic opens in new tab

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Turkey Passes Measure To Tighten Control On Social Media opens in new tab

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