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Freedom House urges the Chinese authorities to immediately allow Chen Kegui, the nephew of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, to seek medical attention for appendicitis. In November 2012, Chen Kegui was sentenced to three years and three months in prison for “intentionally inflicting injuries” after a deeply flawed trial. Many observers believe his imprisonment and abuse are in retaliation for his uncle’s daring escape to the U.S. Embassy last year and ongoing public advocacy for human rights in China from the United States, where he currently resides.

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Worst of the Worst 2011: The World's Most Repressive Societies

Freedom House has prepared this special report entitled Worst of the Worst: The World’s Most Repressive Societies, as a companion to its annual survey on the state of global political rights and civil liberties, Freedom in the World. The special report provides summary country reports, tables, and graphical information on the countries that receive the lowest combined ratings for political rights and civil liberties in Freedom in the World, and whose citizens endure systematic and pervasive human rights violations.

Worst of the Worst 2007

Sudan, North Korea and Uzbekistan are prominent among the most repressive regimes in the world, according to a report released by Freedom House.  The study, “The Worst of the Worst: The World's Most Repressive Societies 2007,” named seventeen countries with the worst records for political rights and civil liberties, and pointed to thirteen countries which have been on the list for five years or more.

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