Confirm that individuals outside China, including 2007 US Congressional Gold Medal recipient His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama ...

Sophia Huang Xueqin is widely recognized for her work on human rights and commitment to press freedom. She is a journalist and one of the most prominent figures associated with China’s #MeToo movement ...

WASHINGTON— Today Freedom House launched the Ambassadors for Freedom program, a new global initiative bringing together a group of the world’s foremost democracy advocates to ...

Freedom House experts urge the United States to raise the release of political prisoners, Taiwan, transnational repression, sanctions evasion, and more. A planned summit between President Donald Trump ...

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 ...

Freedom of religion or belief is a fundamental human right that protects the practice of any or no religion. It ensures government neutrality, prohibits state-sponsored religion, and is essential for ...

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 ...

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 ...

In recent months, the Pakistani government has increased its legal harassment of exiled journalists and dissidents. Additionally, there are signs that UK authorities are treating recent acts 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 ...

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 ...