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Restricting Freedom of Movement Is a Favorite Tool for Repressive Regimes

Needing permission to travel hands a dangerous tool to authoritarians.

Reason

Freedom House Report Highlights Use of Mobility Restrictions as a Tool of Repression

Authoritarian states increasingly resort to this tactic. Immigration restrictions enacted by liberal democracies exacerbate the problem.

Reason

A candidate cull ahead of Tunisia’s presidential election

Most prospective candidates saw their names ruled out, with many finding themselves in prison.

Al Jazeera

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‘There will be no surprises’: Kagame set to sweep to fourth term as Rwandan president

Kagame’s opponents are unlikely to mount any serious challenge in next week’s election, say analysts

The Guardian - UK

If You Don't Trust Media Now, Wait Until It's Government-Funded

Subsidies for journalism will divorce reporters from the need to even try to win readers and viewers.

Reason

China’s volunteer programmers work in the shadows to set the internet free

Open-source platforms such as V2Ray are gaining popularity amid Beijing’s crackdown on commercial VPNs.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 804

As the war enters its 804th day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera

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How is democracy measured by global indices | Explained

The Hindu examines how democracy indices are made, and why India wishes to create one of its own, following a slide in rankings of its democracy over the years

The Hindu

Modi’s India plans its own democracy index, after global rankings downgrade

The index is being finalised ahead of elections, with New Delhi worried about global criticism hurting sovereign ratings

Al Jazeera

Report Finds Rise in Governments Targeting Dissidents Overseas

One in five national governments tried to intimidate or kill exiles in recent years.

Reason

Freedom Around the World Continues to Decline, and The Americas Are No Exception, Says Report

The latest edition of Freedom House's index showed that nine countries in the region saw a decline in freedom. The global outlook

Latin Times

Global Freedom Drops Sharply In 2023, Study Says

Overall, political rights and civil liberties declined in 52 countries and only 21 countries saw improvements, the 18th straight year that global freedom has declined and a much more lopsided trend than a year earlier.

Latin Times

China, Russia and Cambodia top list of regimes targeting critics in exile

The five biggest perpetrators of transnational repression last year also included the governments of Myanmar and Turkmenistan, according to report

The Guardian - UK

How Taiwan’s elections challenge the power of China’s Communist Party

Elections in Taiwan highlight dissatisfaction in China with a political system Beijing says is best for Chinese people.

Al Jazeera

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New Report Measures Attempts to Impose, and Evade, Internet Repression

Interest in virtual private networks provides insights into a global battle over digital freedom.

TechRadar

What happened to the idea of a free internet?

For the average person under thirty, this epoch is all they’ve known. But for those of us who can remember life before the Net, it’s clear to see how much has changed in three decades.

International Business Times

Diaspora Journalists Increasingly Targeted By Home Countries: Report

Authoritarian states are increasingly targeting journalists working in exile as part of government reprisal campaigns against dissidents living outside their countries, US-based rights group Freedom House said in a new report Wednesday.

The Hindu

Global Net freedom on the decline; India’s censorship regime creating uneven playing field: Freedom House report

The report, titled ‘Freedom on the Net 2023: The Repressive Power of Artificial Intelligence’, has raised a red flag on the increasing use of artificial intelligence by governments for censorship and spread of disinformation.

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India's Alleged Assassination of a Dissident in Canada Highlights Repression Across Borders

No place is truly safe for dissidents when governments see no limits to their authority.

The Independent UK

Some in Africa are celebrating the coups. Many are fed up and desperate for change, analysts say

Coups that have resurfaced in Africa after years of stability are being celebrated by some

Al Jazeera

Little space for dissent as Algeria sends researcher, journalist to jail

Canadian-Algerian researcher among those sentenced for ‘publishing sensitive information’.

The Conversation

Many once-democratic countries continue to backslide, becoming less free – but their leaders continue to enjoy popular support

Democracy is decreasing globally – and has been doing so for the last 17 years, according to 2023 findings published by the nonprofit group Freedom House, which advocates for democracy.

Bangkok Post

UN's Security Council selects 5 new members

In one of the more predictable rites of spring at the United Nations, the Security Council has elected, or actually selected, five new non-permanent members to serve on the powerful 15-member council. While this year's contest lacked some of the drama, debate and deliberation of the past, there were some…

The Conversation

Senegal's internet shutdowns are another sign of a democracy in peril

Senegal’s government began blocking several digital platforms – including Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram and YouTube – in certain areas on 1 June. Days later, it extended the disruptions to all mobile internet and several television stations.

Radio France Internationale

Freedom House report on former Warsaw pact says Hungary's democracy ranking is sliding

Hungary's record on democracy slid further last year, US research group Freedom House said Wednesday, as it faulted the conduct of elections in which right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban again triumphed.

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