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As rally & concert continue on Europe Square, protesters are listening to Nino Katamadze, famous Georgian musician, performing popular Georgian song Suliko. Many sing along. #Tbilisiprotests
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We are deeply alarmed about democratic backsliding in Georgia.  Georgian Parliamentarians face a critical choice - whether to support the Georgian people’s EuroAtlantic aspirations or pass a Kremlin-style foreign agents' law that runs counter to democratic values.

I'm concerned to hear journalists, opposition politicians, & civil society leaders have been targeted w/ threats of violence for their opposition to #Georgia 's proposed foreign agents law. In an open democracy, all voices must be allowed to speak. This intimidation must stop.

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🎙POWER 3.0 | In a new episode, Tinatin Khidasheli sits down with Christopher Walker to discuss laws and narratives that ostensibly combat “foreign influence” but, in practice, have the effect of restricting fundamental freedoms and civic space: buff.ly/4brVoLd

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.Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Washington Post contributing columnist who has been imprisoned in Russia since April 2022, was awarded the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for commentary.

Evgenia Kara-Murza spoke on his behalf in the The Washington Post newsroom.

Glad to see this historic meeting between Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg as the transatlantic family reaffirms its commitment to a free Belarus.

'Autocrats resist the simple fact that the desire for freedom is inherent to human nature. It can never be extinguished — not through propaganda, not through censorship, and certainly not through brute force.'

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“We need to get young people in spaces of leadership so they can decide what they want to see in their future.” - Nawa Sitali, co-founder of @Youthparliame1. Watch this #CrossoverInitiative video to learn how youth in Zambia are reclaiming politics: youtu.be/1LyL30z2jfc

1/ Russia’s Vladimir Kara-Murza Awarded Pulitzer Prize for Journalism While Incarcerated and at Increased Risk

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Yes! David E. Hoffman David Hoffman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning series on Autocracy and his latest book, Give Me Liberty: The True Story of Oswaldo Payá and His Daring Quest for a Free Cuba, are among the best reads out there over the past 2 years.

For a remarkable voice that cannot be silenced, congratulations to Vladimir Kara-Murza for the The Pulitzer Prizes in Commentary. We look forward to honoring your contribution to freedom when you enjoy freedom with Evgenia Kara-Murza.

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'Kara-Murza took his courage back to Russia for a greater cause. He shows us, if we care to look, what those of us lucky enough to be born among the slim share of people who enjoy liberty, sufficient wealth, and opportunity take for granted.'

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Congratulations David E. Hoffman! David Hoffman is an extraordinary voice pushing for those who enjoy freedom to support those fighting for their freedom.

WOW!!!!!!!!! I can't be more thrilled that Vladimir Kara-Murza, @VKaraMurza, was just announced as the 2024 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Commentary.  The Pulitzer Prizes

Major major congratulations to Vladimir and his family @EKaraMurza, and their three children, and his editors at…

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