Around the world, power-hungry heads of state are increasingly circumventing term-limit restrictions. These efforts can have ...

Freedom House has been in the media explaining what Daniel Ortega’s announcement means.

Under the partnership, Freedom House and Rutgers Democracy Lab will conceptualize and publish research on media, technology, ...

Explore the latest edition of Freedom in the World 2024: The Mounting Damage of Flawed Elections and Armed Conflict to learn more about the latest global trends. Nations in Transit evaluates the state ...

In late November 2022, the Chinese internet was overwhelmed by expressions of rage, grief, and disbelief. The catalyst was a fire in Urumqi, capital of the western region of Xinjiang, that killed at ...

Freedom House is founded on the core conviction that freedom flourishes in democratic nations where governments are accountable to their people. Freedom House’s new 85th anniversary campaign, aimed at ...

Internet freedom remained restricted during the coverage period as the Pakistani government continued to expand censorship practices, particularly as the military establishment sought to curtail the ...

The following recommendations lay out strategies that policymakers, regulators, donor institutions, and private companies can adopt to advance human rights online and prevent or mitigate the ...

A country or territory’s Freedom in the World status depends on its aggregate Political Rights score, on a scale of 0–40, and its aggregate Civil Liberties score, on a scale of 0–60. See the ...

Over the 15 consecutive years of internet freedom’s decline, Freedom House and other members of the digital rights community have offered clear, practical recommendations for protecting freedom online ...

A country or territory’s Freedom in the World status depends on its aggregate Political Rights score, on a scale of 0–40, and its aggregate Civil Liberties score, on a scale of 0–60. See the ...

Only Russia and a handful of other states recognize South Ossetia’s independence. The territory remains almost entirely dependent on Moscow, which exerts a decisive influence over its politics and ...