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Civil Society Dialogue with Secretary Clinton
Feb 17, 2011
On February 16, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hosted a Strategic Dialogue with Civil Society. Sherif Mansour of Freedom House was one of the few participants invited to speak during the public portion of the event, providing input on the importance of U.S. support for civil society, support that was conspicuously absent during recent events in Egypt. Representatives from more than 20 countries as well as senior Administration officials physically participated in the dialogue, while interactive video connected participants from 50 embassies around the world.
70th Anniversary of Freedom House
Feb 4, 2011
This year Freedom House celebrates its 70th anniversary. We invite you to visit the special anniversary section of our website where you can learn more about the history and evolution of Freedom House through photos, videos, and narrative. We will be adding information throughout the year so please revisit us often during the coming months as we chronicle the life of Freedom House and celebrate 70 years of serving as an unwavering advocate for democracy and human rights throughout the world.
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Crackdown in Belarus: Responding to the Lukashenko Regime
Jan 28, 2011
(Senate Subcommittee on European Affairs, 1/27/2011)
Freedom House Executive Director David J. Kramer testified yesterday before the Senate Subcommittee on European Affairs about the violence and egregious human rights violations that occurred in the aftermath of last month’s presidential elections in Belarus and the possibility of increased U.S. sanctions against members of the Lukashenko regime. Following the election, which was marred by irregularities according to observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the U.S. Embassy, security forces arrested hundreds of activists, including seven of the opposition candidates who ran for president, who protested the official claim of Mr. Lukashenko’s overwhelming victory.
The other witnesses included Senator Richard Durbin, who recently traveled to Belarus, Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Philip Godon, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Democracy, Human, Rights and Labor Thomas O. Melia, Kenneth Wollack, President of the National Democratic Institute, and Natalia Kaliada, a Belarussian asylum seeker who was arrested in the December crackdown.
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Press Releases
Middle East Unrest Renews Need to Strengthen Embattled Freedoms of Expression and AssociationFebruary 21, 2011 Freedom House: Violence Against Citizens in Libya IndefensibleFebruary 21, 2011 Freedom House Condemns Attack on Demonstrators in BahrainFebruary 17, 2011 Recent Reports
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Egypt's democratic facade continues to crumbleDecember 01, 2010 - Egypt’s November parliamentary elections saw, as expected, a sweeping victory for the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), though that triumph occurred amid allegations of the worst fraud, electoral rigging, and political repression that Egypt has ever seen. In the News
Africa's media freedom map: a depressing pictureFebruary 09, 2011 - Freeafricanmedia.com, by Theresa Mallinson Turmoil in Albania Offers Lessons for Middle EastFebruary 07, 2011 - Huffington Post, by Matt Brady Time to Hit Lukashenko Where it HurtsFebruary 01, 2011 - Financial Times, by David J. Kramer |