Italian government is not as crazy as feared. Peaceful transition in Brazil. No violence or election deniers rallies in US. Putin losing in Ukraine. Xi decisions at 20th Party Congress will weaken China's rise. Iranian protests continue. Fall 2022 has been good for democracy.

“Scene from a Moscow Bar”

"U.S. democracy looks healthier today than it did a week ago — to the delight of fellow democracies and the dismay of dictatorships." washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…

Journalists who cover Elon Musk have been suspended on Twitter tonight: @Donie O'Sullivan from CNN, Aaron Rupar and the Washington Post's Drew Harwell. Rupar tells me he has "no idea" why it happened.

The suspensions of more than half a dozen journalists Thursday evening came without warning or explanation from Twitter. Many of the journalists, including from The Washington Post, CNN, and New York Times, had written about a dispute involving Elon Musk. wapo.st/3uV9jGk

Miss 60 Minutes on Sunday? Watch Bill Whitaker interview Jamie Fly and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalists about the work they do to counter Russian disinformation and report the truth. cbsnews.com/news/radio-fre…

Five female journalists are detained in #Egypt. Safaa al-Korbigi, Hala Fahmy, Manal Ajrama, Donia Samir & Alia Awad are among the countless journalists who have been targeted for speaking truth to power. Join us in calling for their immediate release. #JournalismIsNotACrime

“The ongoing imprisonment of Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, which we assess is based on fabricated and politically-motivated charges, suggests that he could be a victim of a gross violation of his internationally recognized human rights,” foreign.senate.gov/press/rep/rele…

Today HRF joined several human rights organizations urging President Donald J. Trump to impose #Magnitsky sanctions on those involved in the arbitrary detention of Russian activist, Vladimir Kara-Murza Vladimir Kara-Murza. Read the letter here: buff.ly/3QwDpKv

Lead Editorial in tomorrow’s Washington Post: Mike Pompeo’s revolting embrace of MBS after the Khashoggi murder. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…

ICYMI more coverage of ⁦Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty⁩ 's brave important work nytimes.com/2023/01/24/wor…

Georgia’s government would be well advised to let former President Saakashvili leave Georgia.

Today, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty was informed that the federal grant agreement funding our global operations has been terminated. The cancellation of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's grant agreement would be a gift to America's enemies. Read our full release. about.rferl.org/article/rfe-rl…

Today I, like virtually every other full-time employee at VOA, was placed on administrative leave indefinitely. I'm not allowed to report the news to our hundreds of millions of viewers at this time. Let's hope this is temporary. A silencing of VOA will be celebrated by

VOA has made a significant impact on the world since World War II and continued to do so until this past Saturday. I’ve already told you how, during the Chornobyl nuclear disaster in 1986, many Ukrainians first learned about it through VOA radio broadcasts from the U.S. The

I once received an electric shock during torture only for writing for Radio Liberty: I was told that it was "a CIA structure and an enemy of Russia", and for that reason alone I was already guilty. Now, the "enemy of Russia" is being destroyed by America itself, and my torture

Here is a strong Washpost editorial explaining why Trump’s shutdown of Radio Free Europe, Voice of America and other U.S. broadcasters is a gift to the world’s dictators. (It’s also illegal and unconstitutional.) washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

Exactly. No American interest is served by choking America’s voice and the voices of freedom for the world. Jackson Diehl Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

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