WASHINGTON— Today Freedom House launched the Ambassadors for Freedom program, a new global initiative bringing together a ...

Freedom House and the R.T. Weatherman Foundation are pleased to announce a partnership to advocate for the release of Hong ...

A new report from Cloudflare, a company that provides cybersecurity services to internet providers, highlights the array of digital transnational repression tactics employed against exile media ...

Cuba has faced economic crises before. This time, it is different. Over the past five years, roughly a quarter of the Cuban population has left, reflecting a profound loss of confidence in the country ...

The European Parliament’s recent adoption of a resolution on transnational repression (TNR) represents the latest promising multilateral effort to address threats facing diaspora communities. This ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kian is deputy director for research at Freedom House, and leads research on technology policy and digital rights. He leads Freedom on the Net, Freedom House’s annual assessment of internet freedom, ...