Press Releases and Statements
Ukraine: Azerbaijani Activist Deported on Politically Motivated Grounds
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December 15, 2019
Russia: Authorities Must Release Protesters Attacked by Police, Convicted of ‘Public Disorder’
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December 11, 2019
China: Freedom House Will Continue to Stand with Hong Kongers Seeking Democratic Freedoms
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December 1, 2019
Russia: Parliament Approves Repressive Legislation Package Targeting Independent Voices
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November 21, 2019
Colombia: President Duque Should Consolidate Peace and Guarantee Political and Civil Rights
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November 21, 2019
Nicaragua: Democracies Must Condemn Violence, Attacks on Places of Worship; Demand Return to Rule of Law
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November 21, 2019
United States: Freedom House Applauds Senate Passage of Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act
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November 18, 2019
Hong Kong: Police Should Exercise Restraint, Disclose Whereabouts of Those Arrested
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November 17, 2019
Turkey: US Officials Should Press for the Protection of Freedom of Expression
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November 12, 2019
Russia: Democracies Must Condemn New Wave of Attacks on Human Rights Institutions
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November 5, 2019
Social media are a growing conduit for electoral manipulation and mass surveillance
Press release
November 4, 2019
Hong Kong: Disqualification of Joshua Wong from Elections Further Undermines Rights
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October 28, 2019
South Africa: Freedom House Applauds US Sanctions on Gupta Family for Corruption
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October 9, 2019
China: 70th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China Marks Somber Occasion
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September 30, 2019
Egypt: Freedom House Calls for the Release of Political Prisoners, Including Hazem Ghonim
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September 29, 2019
Freedom House Applauds Formation of UN Commission to Investigate Human Rights Abuses in Venezuela
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September 26, 2019
United States: Freedom House Applauds Committee Action on Hong Kong Bills, Urges Floor Passage
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September 26, 2019
Tajikistan: Government Must Cease Retaliation against Activists Exercising Freedom of Speech
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September 26, 2019
Azerbaijan: Freedom House Condemns Physical Assault of Lawyer Defending Journalist by Prison Officers
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September 23, 2019
Azerbaijan: Bar Association Must Cease Harassment of Human Rights Lawyers
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September 12, 2019
Russia: Crackdown on Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation Must Cease
Press release
September 11, 2019
Kazakhstan: Uphold Rights to Liberty and a Fair Trial and Free Mukhtar Dzhakishe
Press release
September 8, 2019
Guatemala: Government Should Uphold Human Rights Principles during the State of Siege
Press release
September 8, 2019
Ukraine: Prisoner Swap Is Small but Significant Step toward Ending Conflict
Press release
September 8, 2019
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