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Fred Hiatt's Novel Nine Days is Inspired by Daughter of Imprisoned Chinese Activist

Apr 12 2013 - 11:41am

“Fiction gives us a way to think about people who will never make front page news,” stated Washington Post editorial page editor Fred Hiatt at a discussion at Freedom House of his new novel Nine Days.

Issues: 
Human Rights Defense, Rule of Law
Regions: 
Asia-Pacific
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We're Now Tweeting in Spanish: @FHespanol

Mar 22 2013 - 2:24pm

Freedom House is proud to announce the launch a Spanish-language Twitter account: @FHespanol (www.twitter.com/fhespanol) and we look forward to sharing our insights with Latin American audiences.

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Chen Guangcheng on Human Rights in China

Mar 14 2013 - 5:28pm

"I chose to defend human rights in China simply because I cannot maintain my silence in the face of injustice," states blind Chinese activist and self-taught lawyer Chen Guangcheng in an interview with Freedom House.

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We Must Speak Out Against the Persecution of Baha'is in Iran

Mar 14 2013 - 5:20pm

To mark the introduction into the House and Senate of resolutions to condemn the persecution of the Baha’i community in Iran, the Baha’is of the United States and Freedom House co-hosted a conference on Wednesday that featured accounts from relatives of imprisoned Baha’is.

Issues: 
Religious Freedom
Regions: 
Middle East and North Africa
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