SPOT LIGHT ON FREEDON:POSTED BY ANJAN K SAMAL

Spotlight on Freedom - July 21, 2016

President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Turkey: President Should Respect Rule of Law, Protect Democracy After last week’s failed coup, Turkey’s elected government continues to purge thousands of judges and civil servants. “Respect for due process and the rule of law are absolutely essential if Turkey is to avoid falling deeper into civil conflict,” said Freedom House President Mark P. Lagon. share on:   African Lives Matter Credit: Rory Mizen (Flickr/Creative Commons).   The recent epidemic police violence in several African countries underscores the urgent need for law enforcement reform, writes Donald Rukare, Freedom House Uganda Chief of Party. Read More share on:   Central Europe Could Be the Region Most Damaged by Brexit Viktor Orban. Credit: European Parliament (Flickr/Creative Commons).   ​Brexit negotiations will likely divert attention away from challenges to the liberal constitutional order in Poland and Hungary, writes Senior Researcher Zselyke Csaky. Read More QUICK LINKS Financial Times: Coups becoming rarer, but exact a high price The Diplomat: After 17 Years of Persecution, Falun Gong Survives The Economist: How a Detained Photographer Captured Fear and Chaos in Istanbul Help us spread freedom around the world