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Five Democracy Advocates Targeted for Seeking Help Abroad
Original: Political Prisoners Watch: Five Democracy Advocates Targeted for Seeking Help Abroad
Freedom House has launched a Political Prisoners Watch highlighting five democracy advocates it says were targeted after seeking help from abroad. The organisation's monitoring aims to draw attention to governments punishing activists for reaching out internationally, and to pressure for their release. The five individuals have been identified as part of an ongoing effort to track politically motivated detention.
Why now: A rights organisation has just publicised the cases, drawing attention to governments cracking down on activists with international ties.
Evidence
- Political Prisoners Watch: Five Democracy Advocates Targeted for Seeking Help Abroad · Freedom House
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