Journalist Tsi Conrad once covered the devastation inflicted amid Cameroon’s decade-long Anglophone crisis. Wrongfully ...

The US-Iran MOU as currently formulated is likely to deepen repression for the Iranian people. The US can still shape an agreement that strengthens the people of Iran rather than the institutions that ...

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 ...

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 ...

Six new governments—those of Afghanistan, Benin, Georgia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe—were identified for the first time as using transnational repression tactics. WASHINGTON—Thirty governments ...

In announcing the start of Operation Epic Fury, President Trump urged the people of Iran to “seize control of your destiny” and “take over your government.” But is anyone inside Iran hearing that ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON—Amid ongoing reports of the Iranian regime’s violent response to peaceful protests focused on the soaring cost of living in the country, Freedom House Presidents Gerardo Berthin and Annie ...

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 ...

The misuse of pretrial detention is an underappreciated but common tactic that repressive regimes use to intimidate and silence their perceived political opponents. It has been aptly described as “one ...