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How does Freedom House track dissent in one of the world’s most tightly controlled societies? In a new Q&A, China Dissent Monitor
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research lead Kevin Slaten takes us inside his team’s efforts to document protest activity in China and describes what the data reveal about the country’s changing economic, social, and political landscape.
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TNR Watch: Working Together to Counter Transnational Repression
Research and advocacy by an expanding network of civil society organizations have spurred democracies to combat transnational repression. In the latest edition of TNR Watch, we examine how these groups work together to achieve real-world impacts and what more can be done to assist peer organizations globally.
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Venezuela
Venezuela: Guidance for a Peaceful Transition to Democracy
The United States should work with opposition leaders and the international community to ensure the release of political prisoners, reestablish the rule of law, and clear the way for a freely elected Venezuelan government.
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Iran
Iran: International Community Must Stand with Iranian People, Demand Accountability for Regime’s Escalating Repression
The Iranian regime’s violent crackdown on protesters is its latest effort to stifle growing dissent.
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Country Spotlight: Iran
The Islamic Republic of Iran holds elections regularly, but they fall short of democratic standards due in part to the influence of the hard-line Guardian Council, an unelected body that disqualifies all candidates it deems insufficiently loyal to the clerical establishment. Ultimate power rests in the hands of the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and the unelected institutions under his control. Read more from our Freedom in the World country report.
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Voicing dissent in China is risky but it’s rising dramatically
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Trump administration under pressure to restore funding to groups supporting internet freedom in Iran
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Iranians fight back against regime’s weapon of choice
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