Iva Dobichina

Iva Dobichina is the Associate Director for Participation with the Open Society Human Rights Initiative. Previously, she worked for Freedom House, an independent, US-based watchdog organization, where she served as director of programs for Central Asia.

In the name of security: when silencing active citizens creates even greater problems

By: Iva Dobichina & Poonam Joshi
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Silencing activists in the name of security can stifle actors most likely to challenge extremist ideologies, making insecurity worse.