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Extraction Summary
7
People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Report page / political analysis
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Summary
This document is page 11 of a Freedom House report analyzing authoritarian election practices and state media control. It specifically details how leaders like Vladimir Putin (Russia) and Hugo Chávez (Venezuela) manage election outcomes and eliminate independent media to maintain power. The text references the 2011 Russian protests, the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign involving Trump and Clinton, and various other autocratic regimes.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Vladimir Putin | President of Russia |
Discussed regarding election manipulation, media control, and reactions to 2011 protests.
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| Hillary Clinton | Former U.S. Secretary of State |
Blamed by Putin for 2011 Russian protests; target of Russian media disdain during 2016 election.
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| Donald Trump | Republican Candidate (2016) |
Mentioned as receiving preference from Russian media during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign.
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| Leonid Brezhnev | Soviet Leader |
Mentioned as a comparison Putin rejects.
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| Hugo Chávez | President of Venezuela |
Discussed regarding election victories and shutting down RCTV.
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| Ilham Aliyev | President of Azerbaijan |
Cited as an example of a leader winning elections with over 80 percent of the vote.
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| Alyaksandr Lukashenka | President of Belarus |
Cited as an example of a leader winning elections with over 80 percent of the vote.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Freedom House |
Publisher of the document/report.
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| United Russia |
Vladimir Putin's political party.
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| Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) |
Ruling party in Ethiopia mentioned for winning every seat in parliamentary polling.
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| Radio Caracas Television (RCTV) |
Venezuelan broadcast station destroyed by Chávez.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied recipient of document via Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (3 events)
December 2011
Russian parliamentary elections followed by protests against ballot stuffing.
Russia
Locations (7)
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Mentioned as an illiberal environment.
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Mentioned as an illiberal environment.
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Discussed as a quasi-dictatorship and regarding media control.
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Primary focus of the analysis regarding elections and media control.
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Mentioned in context of Putin's blame for protests.
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Mentioned regarding election results.
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Mentioned regarding election results.
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Relationships (2)
Putin blamed Clinton for 2011 protests; Russian media disdained her in 2016.
Russian media displayed a clear preference for Republican candidate Donald Trump.
Key Quotes (3)
"The theme of Clinton as the puppet master behind a plot aimed at regime change in Russia was revived during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign"Source
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"Putin’s victories at the polls enable him to reject comparisons with Leonid Brezhnev and other doddering, defensive Soviet-era leaders."Source
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Quote #2
"Control of the media is crucial."Source
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Quote #3
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