Dictatorial regimes are retaliating against democratic activists who talk to foreign governments and international bodies.

As the world celebrates the release of hundreds of Belarusian political prisoners, Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s regime continues ...

The Chinese Communist Party is taking unprecedented steps to target its critics abroad. Xi Jinping’s forthcoming visit to Washington offers an opportunity for the United States to stand up for Chinese ...

People across China persistently express discontent through “lying flat” and public protest. Recent propaganda and censorship efforts by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have revealed an urgent ...

WASHINGTON—Freedom House recognized a distinguished group of advocates for democracy and freedom at its Annual Awards ceremony last night in Washington, DC, and launched “Investing in Freedom’s Future ...

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 ...

We, the 35 undersigned diaspora, human rights, faith-based, and civil society organizations are writing to request that Congress prioritize preventing and addressing the pressing threat of ...

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 ...

Starting in the summer of 2024, internet users in Pakistan experienced something mysterious. Messages to friends and family on WhatsApp, the most popular social media platform in the country, often ...

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 ...