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The recent abduction of a Beninese journalist from a conference in Côte d’Ivoire demonstrates how transnational repression (TNR) can imperil refugees. Sossoukpè had traveled to Côte d’Ivoire for a ...

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Emily Couch is a Program Officer on Freedom House’s Europe & Eurasia Program team. In this role, she leads the day-to-day operations of the Ukraine portfolio, which includes projects on freedom of ...

Houlton Dannenberg is the Senior Specialist for Social Strategy and Digital Content at Freedom House. Previously, they worked with the Center for European Policy Analysis, e-International Relations, ...

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a federation of seven emirates. Limited elections are held for a federal advisory body, but political parties are banned, and all executive, legislative, and judicial ...

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The ratings are based on a scale of 1 to 7, with 7 representing the highest level of democratic progress and 1 the lowest. The Democracy Score is an average of ratings for the categories tracked in a ...

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Far-right extremism represents a threat to the democratic development of Ukrainian society. The brief provides an overview of the activities and influence of the far right, differentiating between ...

Controls over religion in China have increased since 2012, seeping into new areas of daily life and triggering growing resistance from believers. At least 100 million people—nearly one-third of ...