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field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden grid-wrapper three-up-cards grid"> <div class="three-up-card"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--image-plus-text paragraph--view-mode--_-up-card"> <a href="/report/freedom-net/2024/struggle-trust-online" aria-label="Read the Report" class="three-up-card-link-wrapper"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-_-up-card"> <div class="field field--name-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/340x200_fp_scale_crop_/public/2024-09/FOTN24_COVER_TRUSTONLINE.jpg?h=a87abad0&itok=VNSziLLM 1x" media="(min-width: 1441px)" type="image/jpeg" width="340" height="200"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/340x200_fp_scale_crop_/public/2024-09/FOTN24_COVER_TRUSTONLINE.jpg?h=a87abad0&itok=VNSziLLM 1x" media="(min-width: 992px) and (max-width: 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srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/650x382_fp_scale_crop_/public/2020-02/Promoting_US_Leadership_THUMBNAIL_shutterstock_1617325837-14.jpg?h=1b4facbd&itok=bzSeE-xS 1x" media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 991px)" type="image/jpeg" width="650" height="382"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/420x250_fp_scale_crop_/public/2020-02/Promoting_US_Leadership_THUMBNAIL_shutterstock_1617325837-14.jpg?h=1b4facbd&itok=WcPy1L2R 1x" media="(min-width: 401px) and (max-width: 767px)" type="image/jpeg" width="420" height="250"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/308x182_fp_scale_crop_/public/2020-02/Promoting_US_Leadership_THUMBNAIL_shutterstock_1617325837-14.jpg?h=1b4facbd&itok=hf4n0H-C 1x" media="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 400px)" type="image/jpeg" width="308" height="182"/> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/308x182_fp_scale_crop_/public/2020-02/Promoting_US_Leadership_THUMBNAIL_shutterstock_1617325837-14.jpg?h=1b4facbd&itok=hf4n0H-C" width="308" 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Washington, DC. Editorial credit: Darryl Brooks / Shutterstock.comL: " typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </article> </div> <div class="one-up-cta-card-wrapper"> <h2 class="field field--name-field-header field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item default-header">Strengthening US Democracy</h2> <span class="one-up-cta-text"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>While American democracy has proven resilient during its long history, it has nevertheless experienced backsliding over the last decade. Freedom House will continue to highlight urgent challenges to American democracy and their underlying causes. Learn more about our work to safeguard US democracy. </p></div> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-link-single field--type-link field--label-above field__item"> <a href="https://freedomhouse.org/issues/promoting-us-leadership" class="large-button button blue chevron-right one-up-cta-button"> Learn More </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <span class="hr"></span> <span class="hr"></span> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--_-up-cta paragraph--view-mode--default unfriendly-block"> <div class="container"> <div class="content-side-padding"> <h2 class="field field--name-field-header field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item card-list">Latest Research</h2> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-ctas field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden grid-wrapper three-up-cards grid"> <div class="three-up-card"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--image-plus-text paragraph--view-mode--_-up-card"> <a href="/report/transnational-repression/2024/no-way-or-out-authoritarian-controls-freedom-movement" aria-label="No Way In or Out: Authoritarian Controls on the Freedom of Movement" class="three-up-card-link-wrapper"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-_-up-card"> <div class="field field--name-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/340x200_fp_scale_crop_/public/2024-08/NICARAGUA-EXILES-PRISONERS-MOBILITY-REPORT-2024.jpg?h=fa1c963e&itok=tdZ3M6S0 1x" media="(min-width: 1441px)" type="image/jpeg" width="340" height="200"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/340x200_fp_scale_crop_/public/2024-08/NICARAGUA-EXILES-PRISONERS-MOBILITY-REPORT-2024.jpg?h=fa1c963e&itok=tdZ3M6S0 1x" media="(min-width: 992px) and (max-width: 1440px)" type="image/jpeg" width="340" height="200"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/340x200_fp_scale_crop_/public/2024-08/NICARAGUA-EXILES-PRISONERS-MOBILITY-REPORT-2024.jpg?h=fa1c963e&itok=tdZ3M6S0 1x" media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 991px)" type="image/jpeg" width="340" height="200"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/700x260_fp_scale_crop_/public/2024-08/NICARAGUA-EXILES-PRISONERS-MOBILITY-REPORT-2024.jpg?h=fa1c963e&itok=0CUk2dJY 1x" media="(min-width: 401px) and (max-width: 767px)" type="image/jpeg" width="700" height="260"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/308x182_fp_scale_crop_/public/2024-08/NICARAGUA-EXILES-PRISONERS-MOBILITY-REPORT-2024.jpg?h=fa1c963e&itok=y8YkPADp 1x" media="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 400px)" type="image/jpeg" width="308" height="182"/> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/308x182_fp_scale_crop_/public/2024-08/NICARAGUA-EXILES-PRISONERS-MOBILITY-REPORT-2024.jpg?h=fa1c963e&itok=y8YkPADp" width="308" height="182" alt="People at Dulles International Airport in the Unites States await the arrival of the 222 political prisoners who were expelled from Nicaragua on February 9, 2023. " typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </article> </div> <h3 class="field field--name-field-header field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item card-title">No Way In or Out: Authoritarian Controls on the Freedom of Movement</h3> </a> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><span class="one-up-cta-text TextRun SCXW13338923 BCX0 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">Authoritarian governments around the world are restricting freedom of movement in retribution for political activism and dissent, subjecting people to a variety of repressive tactics, including travel bans, revocation of citizenship, confiscation of passports</span><span class="one-up-cta-text EOP SCXW13338923 BCX0"></span><span class="one-up-cta-text">. Read our latest</span><span class="one-up-cta-text TextRun SCXW13338923 BCX0 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US"> report,</span><em><span class="one-up-cta-text TextRun SCXW13338923 BCX0 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="one-up-cta-text TextRun Underlined SCXW13338923 BCX0 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">No Way In or Out: Authoritarian Controls on the Freedom of Movement.</span></em></p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="three-up-card"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--image-plus-text paragraph--view-mode--_-up-card"> <a href="/report/election-watch-digital-age" aria-label="Election Watch" class="three-up-card-link-wrapper"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-_-up-card"> <div class="field field--name-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/340x200_fp_scale_crop_/public/2021-02/election-watch-for-the-digital-age.jpg?h=2240b8e9&itok=FCIcmF-Q 1x" media="(min-width: 1441px)" type="image/jpeg" width="340" height="200"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/340x200_fp_scale_crop_/public/2021-02/election-watch-for-the-digital-age.jpg?h=2240b8e9&itok=FCIcmF-Q 1x" media="(min-width: 992px) and (max-width: 1440px)" type="image/jpeg" width="340" height="200"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/340x200_fp_scale_crop_/public/2021-02/election-watch-for-the-digital-age.jpg?h=2240b8e9&itok=FCIcmF-Q 1x" media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 991px)" type="image/jpeg" width="340" height="200"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/700x260_fp_scale_crop_/public/2021-02/election-watch-for-the-digital-age.jpg?h=2240b8e9&itok=sqYidYis 1x" media="(min-width: 401px) and (max-width: 767px)" type="image/jpeg" width="700" height="260"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/308x182_fp_scale_crop_/public/2021-02/election-watch-for-the-digital-age.jpg?h=2240b8e9&itok=LOJqHxT0 1x" media="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 400px)" type="image/jpeg" width="308" height="182"/> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/308x182_fp_scale_crop_/public/2021-02/election-watch-for-the-digital-age.jpg?h=2240b8e9&itok=LOJqHxT0" width="308" height="182" alt="Freedom House - Election Watch for the Digital Age" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </article> </div> <h3 class="field field--name-field-header field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item card-title">Election Watch</h3> </a> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><span class="one-up-cta-text">Freedom House鈥檚 Election Watch project offers in-depth analysis ahead of key elections around the world, including those in Partly Free and Not Free countries. Each assessment informs technology companies, policymakers, and civil society organizations about the risks of human rights violations and digital interference ahead of an election. </span></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="three-up-card"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--image-plus-text paragraph--view-mode--_-up-card"> <a href="/report/china-dissent-monitor" aria-label="The China Dissent Monitor" class="three-up-card-link-wrapper"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-_-up-card"> <div class="field field--name-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/340x200_fp_scale_crop_/public/2023-05/CDM%20%285-17%29%20V2%20GW%202.png?h=a7d7d747&itok=_6FItChu 1x" media="(min-width: 1441px)" type="image/png" width="340" height="200"/> <source 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