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Freedom House Africa @FreedomHouseAfr

A clear voice for democracy and freedom in Africa.

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Freedom House Africa@FreedomHouseAfr
25 Oct 2019
Keep track of rapidly changing events in Sub-Saharan Africa with @FreedomHouseAfr and its field teams freedomhouse.org/regions/sub…. Follow us and our lists African News and African Research.

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This #InternationalWomensDay, @ARISA_SADC released a report in partnership with @The_SARWatch on Women's Land Rights and Extractive Industries in Southern Africa: bit.ly/3egNcmI #IWD2021 #womenslandrights
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.@ARISA_SADC is calling on #SADC governments to provide COVID-19 messaging around preventative measures in indigenous languages. #IndigenousRights freedomhouse.org/report/spec…

COVID-19 & the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Southern Africa

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Southern Africa: This report assesses the human rights impact of COVID-19 on indigenous peoples in Angola, Botswana, Namibia and South...

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.@ARISA_SADC is calling for the legal recognition of indigenous peoples across Southern Africa. See additional recommendations and calls to action amidst COVID-19 here: freedomhou.se/2VGoy4y #SADCMedia #Indigeneity #SADC
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Indigenous peoples in Southern Africa face inequalities that shape the way their lives have been affected by the pandemic. @ARISA_SADC captures these issues and what must be done to protect indigenous peoples’ rights in this new report: freedomhou.se/2VGoy4y #Inequality
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.@ARISA_SADC just launched a report on the human rights impact of COVID-19 on indigenous peoples in Southern Africa. freedomhou.se/2VGoy4y #Covid-19Effects #ARISAReportLaunch
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Sudan loosens the shackles #FOTN freedomhouse.org/country/sud…

Sudan: Freedom on the Net 2020 Country Report | Freedom House

See the Freedom on the Net 2020 score and learn about democracy and freedom in Sudan.

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The Pandemic's Digital Shadow also falls across #Africa freedomhouse.org/report/free…

The Pandemic's Digital Shadow

The pandemic is fueling digital repression worldwide.

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Democracy in Africa@AfricaDemocracy
23 Sep 2020
Brilliant panel starting in just over one hour! Watch easily and hassle free here. Watch @drstellanyanzi @mbalimcdust @zenaidamz @LeylaHussein @MantateQueeneth @cheng_christine ! youtu.be/lWuhkaxge5A
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Tim Cocks@timcocks
23 Sep 2020
"... almost as if they're disappointed #Africans aren’t dying en masse". This column by @KarenAttiah on #Africa's defying Western forecasts of #COVID19 doom totally nails it washingtonpost.com/opinions/…

Opinion | Africa has defied the covid-19 nightmare scenarios. We shouldn’t be surprised.

This should have been a moment for media outlets to challenge corrosive narratives about Africa.

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Just Us Under a Tree@JustUsUnderTree
22 Sep 2020
Today, the ConCourt hears the Qwelane matter on the constitutionality of hate speech provisions of the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act. Our preview here: soundcloud.com/103241152/epi… Court papers here: collections.concourt.org.za/… Predict the outcome:
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Watch the South African Constitutional Court live #FreedomOfExpression #HateSpeech youtube.com/watch?v=tqtMLfrV…
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Paul Graham@PMGeducator
18 Sep 2020
x.com/i/lists/208159743 if you really want to change your sources on Africa
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Paul Graham@PMGeducator
18 Sep 2020
x.com/i/lists/208038946 if you really want to listen to African researchers.
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2020 Annual Awards freedomhouse.org/event/2020-…

2020 Annual Awards

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@SECTION27news
16 Sep 2020
Next week the @ConCourtSA will hear a case that goes to the heart of the protection of freedom of expression in the Bill of Rights. The court’s judgment is expected to determine the limits of freedom of expression in SA. Find out more below @GroundUp_News tinyurl.com/y4ejhpur
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Deprose Muchena@DeproseM
16 Sep 2020
#Mozambique:They shot her 36 times. To humiliate her b4 her murder, she was naked. She was pleading as she was being flogged with wooden sticks. Then she was brazenly shot. 36 times! She was murdered. She was unarmed. She has a name. #WhatIsHerName ? @MatsinheDM @adriano_nuvunga
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Melbourne School of Government@Government_UoM
16 Sep 2020
For #DemocracyDay yesterday our Deputy Director was featured in an @Int_IDEA-@NEDemocracy global #DefendDemocracy campaign video series Watch the full series, incl. former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi and Taiwan's Digital Minister Audrey Tang: bit.ly/2ZIBSHR
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New @CSOLifeline Advocacy Toolkit here - csolifeline.org/advocacy-too…

Advocacy in Restricted Spaces: A Toolkit for Civil Society Organizations — LIFELINE

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The sixth time was different: a revolution unfolds in Belarus | BelarusDigest belarusdigest.com/story/revo…
The Hotel Rwanda Hero Is the Latest Victim of Transnational Repression thebulwark.com/the-hotel-rwa… via @BulwarkOnline
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