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In response to the death of Russian democratic opposition leader, Alexey Navalny, who died in Russian custody while unjustly incarcerated, Freedom House joins partners in requesting the Biden Administration to accelerate efforts to free imprisoned Russian democracy advocate, Vladimir Kara-Murza. The letter is included below and can be read here.
In 2023, Kara-Murza was sentenced to 25 years in prison in Russia on bogus charges for his criticism of Putin's repressive government and the Kremlin's ongoing war against Ukraine.
The McCain Institute at Arizona State University announced the launch of a new high-level task force on Defeating Disinformation Attacks on U.S. Democracy.
How $15M Democracy Programs For Pakistan Became Part Of US COVID Relief Bill Published: December 27, 2020 Recently, American lawmakers voted on a multi-trillion dollar government funding package that included a $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill. The interesting part it that the bill includes $15 million Democracy Programs and $10 million Gender Programs for Pakistan. What these programs would exactly do is another tricky question only those who managed to read the mammoth 5,593 pages bill in 2 hours could answer. How $15M Democracy Programs For Pakistan Became Part Of US COVID Relief Bill Ame...
23 Dec 2020 Tuesday on Fox News Channel’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” host Tucker Carlson criticized Congress for the $2.3 trillion COVID-19 relief bill for millions going to international priorities and mocking it for the $600 in stimulus. Transcript as follows: CARLSON: Relief is finally here after tense negotiations and multiple rounds of televised theatrics, the Congress has passed a definitive spending bill. It is 5,593 pages long and it amounts to $2.3 trillion. That includes nearly a trillion in COVID relief. All of it comes right from the U.S. Treasury, which is busy printing it r...