BREAKING: As the Taliban completes its takeover of Afghanistan, Amnesty International and Freedom House call on the Biden administration to do more to protect human rights amnestyusa.org/our-work/gover…

Exploring ways for #civilsociety to push back against #coups including: denying them legitimacy, building alternative institutions, protecting independent institutions, and creating lower stakes ways for the public to stay involved. #Myanmar #Sudan #OsloFF Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF)

Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Stephen Breyer dissented to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Read the majority opinion and the dissent. nyti.ms/3HQMvgv

Judy Heumann urged us all to understand that disability rights are civil rights. We honor her life, legacy, and advocacy for landmark disability rights laws — and we continue to fight for a world where disabled people are truly valued, understood, and included in our society.

TISL is appalled by the outrageous conduct of the Government, Parliament, Attorney General & the Speaker in signing off on a version of the Online Safety Act that does not contain several of the amendments required by the #SupremeCourt. #FreedomOfExpression #OnlineSafetyAct

Today's passage of Article 23 in Hong Kong further empowers Beijing's control over the territory, escalating threats against the basic rights and liberties of all Hong Kongers. Fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong have already considerably deteriorated under CCP rule, with the

Over the past two winters, our China Dissent Monitor has documented 51 demonstrations or sign protests over inadequate heating in northern regions of China. One fifth of these cases resulted in repression, while only two earned concessions. Learn more: freedomhouse.org/report/china-d…

Today's mass conviction of 14 prodemocracy activists in Hong Kong is a travesty of justice & showcases the rapid erosion of fundamental rights in the territory under CCP control. We stand in solidarity with all Hong Kong activists unjustly detained & call for their immediate

We are concerned by new legislation passed earlier this week in Taiwan despite mass public protests. These bills, which greatly expand parliamentary powers under the guise of oversight, were passed hastily without sufficient consideration of their impact on fundamental freedoms

Now released, Chapter 1: Portraits of the Past Challenging the Present. From the project Ek Khaale - Once Upon A Time ekkhaale.org/chapter1 #Rohingya #burma #myanmar

By passing its marriage equality bill, Thailand has become the first country in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage—a significant advancement for the protection of personal freedoms in the region. Thailand recently moved from Not Free to Partly Free status in our 2024

The only thing more mind-blowing than what people are building with AI is how little of it is user-ready. 🧵

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka’s next presidential election—the first since the nationwide Aragalaya in 2022—is set for this Saturday, September 21. Be sure to review what key digital interference issues we're tracking before voting begins: freedomhouse.org/report/electio…

X must immediately end shadow ban of prominent human rights account 李老师不是你老师 and provide detailed explanation as to what steps it is taking to push back against requests for #censorship from #China, says ARTICLE 19 article19.org/resources/chin…

Today marks 100 days since journalist Zhang Zhan—who had already unjustly served four years in prison for her reporting on COVID-19—was detained again by CCP authorities. She now faces up to five more years behind bars on charges of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” a

We are deeply concerned by the possible deportation of 43 Uyghur men in Thailand more than 10 years after they fled China to escape CCP repression. If forcibly returned, these men would be at extreme risk of imprisonment and further human rights abuses. We urge Thai authorities

📢 ONLINE EVENT: Hear from our 2025 Taiwan-US-Europe Policy Program (TUPP) experts at this Global Taiwan Inst. event! 🎙️Featuring: Johanna M. Costigan, Thomas König, Julia Mykhailiuk, and Kayla Orta! 🗓️ Tuesday, July 22, 2025 | 10:30 – 12:00 ET ☑️ RSVP: ow.ly/Qr1S50WnfGg

🇹🇼 In a world with overlapping global crises, Taiwan risks falling off the radar, but the time for a more deliberate, coordinated strategy is now, writes GMF's Colleen Scribner. Read her takeaways from GMF's eighth Taiwan Trilateral Forum: buff.ly/MAhdJ7c

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🚨 Applications for TUPP26 are now OPEN! If you’re a future US or European policy leader interested in Taiwan, cross-strait relations, and global policy, join us in Washington, D.C. & Taiwan on Feb 23–Mar 9. 👉 Apply here: gmfus.org/about/careers