In this issue: As Beijing cracks down on foreign firms, politicized prosecutions are a growing blight on Chinese society. Regulatory changes affect academic databases and chatbots, while US ...
Nicolás Maduro’s removal offers a unique opportunity for a democratic transition in Venezuela. The United States and other democracies should support the Venezuelan people in their demands for truth, ...
In a Q&A with Freedom House, Abdulhakim Idris, head of the Center for Uyghur Studies, discusses his work exposing the Chinese Communist Party’s repression and how Chinese authorities have menaced him ...
Last week, Paris kicked off the 2024 Summer Olympics with a rain-soaked but dazzling opening ceremony. Since their inception more than a century ago, the modern Olympic Games have become one of the ...
Each scorecard below features a country’s Freedom in the World rating and score, Freedom on the Net rating and score (where applicable), and areas of concern in political rights and civil liberties ...
According to the 2026 edition of Freedom in the World, media freedom, personal expression, and due process registered the most severe deterioration over the last two decades. Freedom declined globally ...
Co-Chairman Smith, Co-Chairman McGovern, and esteemed members of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, thank you for organizing this important hearing. I appreciate the opportunity to testify before ...
The courts, a critical firewall against the undemocratic concentration of political power, are under pressure around the world and in the United States. Foundations of Freedom is a new series from ...
The future of internet freedom will depend on how governments regulate and deploy the next wave of artificial intelligence and other rapidly evolving technologies. “Global internet freedom has ...
A recent attack on two Venezuelan activists in Bogotá underscores the vulnerability of President Nicolás Maduro’s critics who have been driven into exile. Strengthening Responses: Colombia and other ...
Citizens in China are speaking out when their rights are violated. Freedom House’s China Dissent Monitor analyzes these protest actions—often uncovering broader trends in China’s politics and economy ...
Around the world, autocrats are detaining, prosecuting, and imprisoning legal and judicial professionals as part of a larger assault on the rule of law. In January 2025, a Russian court sentenced ...
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