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The latest data on protest activity in China from the China Dissent Monitor is now available.
There were 846 protests recorded in the quarter to June 2026. This was a reduction from the same period last year. However, a government censorship campaign has reduced the amount of protest information published on social media
https://freedomhouse.org/report/china-dissent-monitor/2026/issue-12-april-june-2026
#China #ChinaProtests #FreedomHouse #HumanRights #censorship
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Freedom House is hiring an analyst for their China Dissent Monitor project. The position is Taiwan-based
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Freedom House's latest report on the use of transnational repression shows that collaboration between authoritarian governments was responsible for the majority of incidents
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Freedom House rates all Central Asian states “Not Free” as governments question bias and highlight reforms https://ow.ly/Fs4450YCSuV #CentralAsia #Politics #FreedomHouse #Democracy #DemocracyWatch #FreedomHouseReport
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Global freedom declined for the 20th consecutive year in 2025, according to Freedom House's annual Freedom in the World report
54 countries had a decline in political rights and civil liberties while only 35 recorded improvements
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2026/growing-shadow-autocracy
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The latest issue of China Dissent Monitor reports that protest activity in China increased significantly in 2025
https://freedomhouse.org/report/china-dissent-monitor/2025/issue-11-october-december-2025
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Kevin Slaten, research lead for the China Dissent Monitor, a project of Freedom House, talks about how the project tracks protest events in China and the insight it provides into China's domestic politics
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The internet isn’t free: Shutdowns, surveillance and algorithmic risks https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/17/freedom-house-global-internet-freedom-decline/ #FreedomHouse #privacy #Africa #Europe #report #News #Asia #USA
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The latest China Dissent Monitor is out now. It notes a persistent increase in dissent events and an increase in protests related to schools and education.
https://freedomhouse.org/report/china-dissent-monitor/2025/issue-10-july-september-2025
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Freedom House's China Dissent Monitor has documented more than 10,000 protest actions over three years
"The insights that CDM gains into protest actions often shed light on broader trends within China: for example, the recent increase in demonstrations against unscrupulous residential property management companies has exposed another layer of the country’s complex economic woes."
https://freedomhouse.org/article/protests-appear-be-increasing-china-what-can-we-learn-them
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Freedom House has relaunched its China Dissent Monitor. The project was on hold due to budget cuts by the Trump government. It now has funds to operate for 60 days. It provides data and reports on protest and dissent activities in China
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Halfway through the Freedom House book and the urge to invent a time machine just to punch some people is very real.
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Freedom House awarded its 2025 Beacon Award to the government and civil society of Taiwan for their "steadfast efforts to protect their own vibrant democracy, and to support the global struggle for freedom, in the face of escalating pressure from the Chinese Communist Party."
https://freedomhouse.org/article/freedom-house-announces-2025-award-recipients
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"Taiwan’s vibrant and competitive democratic system has allowed for regular peaceful transfers of power since 2000, and protections for civil liberties are generally robust. Ongoing concerns include inadequate safeguards against the exploitation of migrant workers and the Chinese government’s efforts to influence policymaking, media, and the democratic infrastructure."
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A number of NGOs in Taiwan are likely to be affected by the freeze of funding from USAID and the National Endowment for Democracy (NED)
"Among those worst affected is a Freedom House project in Taipei, China Dissent Monitor, which has suspended all research."
https://dominotheory.com/are-taiwanese-ngos-feeling-the-freeze/
#Taiwan #uspol #USAID #HumanRights #democracy #台灣 #FreedomHouse
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Global freedom declined for the 19th consecutive year in 2024, according to the latest Freedom in the World report
"People experienced deterioration in their political rights and civil liberties in 60 countries, and secured improvements in only 34 countries."
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2025/uphill-battle-to-safeguard-rights
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48 Uyghurs who escaped from China, and have been detained in Thailand for a decade, are at imminent risk of return. Their case is an example of China's transnational repression
"...by saving these men, Bangkok, which was recently elected to the UN Human Rights Council, would avoid the costly international criticism... and demonstrate a practical commitment to human rights."
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Freedom House's research on transnational repression has found ten repressive regimes commit the majority of the world's abuses. China is the worst offender followed by the governments of Russia, Turkey, and Egypt
https://freedomhouse.org/article/ten-findings-ten-years-data-transnational-repression
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🌍 Freedom House: Expanding Freedom and Democracy Worldwide 🗽
#FreedomHouse is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing #democracy and #democracy globally. Their annual reports assess the state of political freedoms and civil liberties in countries around the world. 🌎
Check out their website to learn more about their mission and research: https://freedomhouse.org/ 🌐
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Weekly Numerics | Investment project completions dip, internet freedom shrinks, but 5G adoption marches forward
#MastIndia #India #Data #FreedomHouse #DigitalRights @mastodonindians
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Generative #AI threatens to supercharge online disinformation campaigns.
AI has allowed governments to enhance and refine their online #censorship.
To protect internet freedom, democracy’s supporters must adapt the lessons learned from past internet governance challenges and apply them to AI.
#FreedomHousehttps://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2023/repressive-power-artificial-intelligence
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How generative #AI is boosting the spread of #disinformation and #propaganda | MIT Technology Review
In a new report, #FreedomHouse documents the ways governments are now using the tech to amplify #censorship.
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#GenerativeAI Is the Newest Tool in the #Dictator's Handbook. A #FreedomHouse report shows a rise in deepfakes and other AI tools used by political leaders to #quash #dissenters and spread #fakenews https://gizmodo.com/freedom-house-2023-freedom-on-the-net-report-ai-1850887842. Freedom House Report - https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2023/repressive-power-artificial-intelligence #CivilLiberties #HumanRights #privacy #surveillance