The new Polish govt has a serious opportunity to reverse the country's years-long democratic decline.

If successful, Poland could provide a roadmap for restoring democracy as the region faces a geopolitical crossroads.

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“The targeting of the LGBT+ community in Central Europe pales in comparison to Eurasian autocracies, which continue to use every legal tool at their disposal to erase these individuals from the public eye.”

✍️ Alexandra Karppi & Mary H.
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As The Kyiv Independent's Martin Fornůsek highlights, Ukraine is one of the few countries in #NationsInTransit 2024 that made gains in 2023.

The country's momentum underscores why the world's democracies must support a Ukrainian victory on Ukraine's terms.
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'Unless democracies act urgently and consistently to uphold their own interests and values, more territory will be lost to dictatorship and repression,' says FH's Mike Abramowitz.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty spotlights a few major takeaways from our 2024 #NationsInTransit report:
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“When institutional protections decay, vulnerable people become more vulnerable.”

#NationsInTransit 's Alexandra Karppi & Mary H. outline how weak judicial systems & poor transparency obstruct accountability for gender-based violence & other abuses.
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2023年4月13日， #人权律师 #余文生 及其妻子、人权活动家 #许艳 遭到当局拘捕。

在两人被捕一周年之际，自由之家与国际特赦组织 Amnesty International，保护卫士Safeguard Defenders (保护卫士)，中国人权捍卫者CHRD人权捍卫者 及其他20余家机构发布联合声明，要求当局立即并无条件释放余文生和许艳。 freedomhouse.org/article/china-…

Today marks one year since human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng & his wife, activist Xu Yan, were arrested in China.

We proudly join Amnesty International, Safeguard Defenders (保护卫士), CHRD人权捍卫者 and 20+ other civil society orgs in demanding their immediate & unconditional release.
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📉 Four of the eight Consolidated Authoritarian Regimes analyzed by our #NationsInTransit report experienced further decline in 2023.

These include...

🇷🇺 Russia (1.07/7.00)
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan (1.18)
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan (1.29)
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan (1.64)

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“Subject to further political abuse or simply left to wither away, the decline of this region’s institutions will further endanger citizens’ rights, safety, & well-being.”

FH’s Alexandra Karppi & Mary H. on the human cost of democratic decline. ⬇️
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#NationsInTransit 2024 portrays a 29-country region divided between democracy’s steadfast supporters and its bitter opponents.

The 11 Hybrid Regimes caught in between the two blocs now must carefully consider their allegiance and trajectory.

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#NationsInTransit 2024 portrays a 29-country region divided between democracy’s steadfast supporters and its bitter opponents.

The 11 Hybrid Regimes caught in between the two blocs now must carefully consider their allegiance and trajectory.

Learn more: freedomhouse.org/report/nations…

This year’s #NationsInTransit Democracy Score improvements were largely concentrated within established democracies.

However, one Hybrid Regime did experience a Democracy Score improvement—do you know which?

Read our full report for the answer: freedomhouse.org/report/nations…

“Subject to further political abuse or simply left to wither away, the decline of this region’s institutions will further endanger citizens’ rights, safety, & well-being.”

FH’s Alexandra Karppi & Mary H. on the human cost of democratic decline. ⬇️
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Togo’s proposed constitutional overhaul is a clear ploy by President Faure Gnassingbe to extend his family’s 57-year-long autocratic rule.

Gnassingbe’s attempt to alter the constitution perpetuates a worrying trend where antidemocratic leaders manipulate reform processes to…

📉 Four of the eight Consolidated Authoritarian Regimes analyzed by our #NationsInTransit report experienced further decline in 2023.

These include...

🇷🇺 Russia (1.07/7.00)
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan (1.18)
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan (1.29)
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan (1.64)

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📣 NEW: #NationsInTransit 2024 is now LIVE!

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Democratic governance in the region spanning from Central Europe to Central Asia marked 20 consecutive years of decline. The region's deepening democratic divide revealed a shifting geopolitical order.

Of the…

⚡️ Freedom House: Ukraine on democratic path amid rising authoritarianism in region.

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🇺🇦 Ukraine was the only Hybrid Regime analyzed by our 2024 #NationsInTransit report that experienced a Democracy Score improvement in 2023.

The country continued to make progress strengthening its judicial and anticorruption institutions.

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For the second decade in a row, democratic governance declined across the 29 countries analyzed by our #NationsInTransit report.

This deterioration has been largely driven by already-antidemocratic regimes sinking even deeper into repression.

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On the two-year anniversary of his arrest, we once again call for Vladimir Kara-Murza to be designated as wrongfully detained under the Levinson Act and for Department of State to facilitate his immediate release from Russian prison.

Kara-Murza, our 2023 Freedom Award winner, has endured…