Ukraine June 20, 2025 In the Quest for Peace in Ukraine, the World Must Not Forget Those Living in Russian-Occupied Crimea By Aimee Chen, and Katie LaRoque Key Points: Freedom House presented its inaugural Alfred Moses Liberty Award to Server Mustafayev, a Crimean Tatar human rights defender who has been unjustly imprisoned by Russian authorities since 2020. His wrongful detention is part of a broader campaign by Russian authorities to forcibly “Russify” and suppress non-Russian identities in Crimea. These efforts are especially insidious when it comes to children: the territory has become a hub for camps aimed at militarizing and indoctrinating Ukrainian children, the harmful effects of which may last for generations. Keep Reading
United States June 12, 2025 Sustaining Our Commitment to the Enduring Cause of Freedom Key Points: The United States has been at its greatest when it recognized that the freedom, prosperity, and security of its people were closely tied to the upholding of foundational freedoms at home and supporting them in the world at large. Keep Reading
France May 29, 2025 TNR Watch: Diplomatic Crisis Key Points: French prosecutors’ indictment of an Algerian consular official for the abduction of an Algerian activist in Paris evinced French authorities’ growing awareness of transnational repression—when governments reach across borders to silence dissent among diasporas and exiles. The subsequent mutual expulsion of diplomats marked a serious deterioration in relations between the two countries. Keep Reading
China April 24, 2025 TNR Watch: Answering Chinese Bounties with US Sanctions Key Points: In March, the US government imposed sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials for intimidating and harassing Hong Kong activists abroad. Such foreign policy responses from the United States and other democracies are vital to countering transnational repression, but by themselves they do not comprehensively address the problem. Keep Reading
Sudan April 17, 2025 Two Years of War in Sudan: From Revolution to Ruin and the Fight to Rise Again By Quscondy Abdulshafi Key Points: As Sudan marks two years since the eruption of war between rival military factions—the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF)—the country stands at a dangerous crossroads. The question that looms large is whether hope for a democratic future still lives or has it vanished amid the gunfire and violence of war? Keep Reading
Ukraine In the Quest for Peace in Ukraine, the World Must Not Forget Those Living in Russian-Occupied Crimea June 20, 2025
