The #COVID19 pandemic poses serious threats to #democracy. More than 500 political, civil leaders, Nobel Laureates and pro-democracy institutions have signed an open letter to #DefendDemocracy, warning that the freedoms we cherish are under threat from governments that are using the crisis to tighten their grip on power. https://www.ned.org/call-to-defend-democracy/ #DefendDemocracy #freedoms #COVID19 #democracy #TAD