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Watchdog Flags Five Democracy Advocates Facing Persecution
Original: Political Prisoners Watch: Five Democracy Advocates Targeted for Seeking Help Abroad
Freedom House has highlighted five democracy advocates it says are being targeted by authorities for seeking help from abroad. The organisation's Political Prisoners Watch names the individuals as cases of political imprisonment, arguing that contacting foreign governments or rights groups has been used against them as evidence of wrongdoing.
Why now: Freedom House is drawing fresh attention to these cases as part of its campaign for the release of political prisoners.
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- Political Prisoners Watch: Five Democracy Advocates Targeted for Seeking Help Abroad · Freedom House
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