International Politics
With all our strength for a liberal world: This is what the Foundation for Freedom is working for across the globe.
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State Of The Union - Europe Lies Between Glasgow And Kabul
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has given her speech on the State of the Union for the second time since she took office. The challenges are well known: the management of the COVID-19 pandemic, the greening of the economy and society, and the pressure for a more effective foreign policy.
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Ground Zero - the Global War on Terror and the Fight for Liberal Values
September 11, 2001. A day of catastrophic consequences for liberal democracies worldwide - ineffable loss of life, the rise of a new wave of terrorism, the spreading of (newfound) fear and islamophobia in societies. The fight for liberal values elsewhere is contrasted with restricting our own liberal ideals at home – through surveillance and increased policing as preventative security provision.
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Malaysia's Political Impasse: The Battle of Two Tigers
Malaysia has been experiencing a hung parliament where no party or coalition controls a reliable majority since March 2020. As premier Muhyiddin struggles to keep in power, the Covid-19 pandemic in the country worsens. How will Malaysia chart its direction with the new Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob?
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Leila de Lima - “I remain unconquered.”
Leila de Lima is a politician, lawyer and human rights defender currently serving as a Senator of the Philippines. She is one of the most vocal critics of President Duterte‘s war on drugs and the related and wide-spread human rights violations. Leila de Lima has been imprisoned on trumped-up and politically-motivated charges for over four years.
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María Corina Machado – “In the struggle for freedom, the defence of human rights is intrinsic”
María Corina Machado is the national coordinator of the liberal opposition party VENTE Venezuela and a prominent human rights defender. She played a central role in the large-scale protests against President Nicolás Maduro. She has received many awards for her commitment and continues to promote democracy and freedom in Venezuela despite repeated attempts to silence her.
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Siarhej Zikratski – “There was a chance to achieve change, which I always wanted.”
Siarhej Zikratzki is a prominent Belarusian lawyer who has defended a lot of opposition leaders and journalists in many of the politically motivated trials of 2020-2021. In retaliation, his lawyer‘s licence was revoked and he had to leave the country for Lithuania, where he joined the team of Svetlana Tsikhanouskayato continue his fight for democracy.
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Pavel Liber – “These elections changed everything for all of us”
Pavel Liber is a Belarusian software engineer a senior director at the IT firm EPAM Systems. During the 2020 presidential elections in Belarus, he founded the platform „Golos“, which proved the wide-spread election rigging by Alexander Lukashenko. Liber uses digital tools to help Belarusians fight for their human rights.
