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, ...

Freedom House experts urge the United States to raise the release of political prisoners, Taiwan, transnational repression, ...

The future of Iran belongs to the Iranian people. Iran’s path forward must reflect the will of the Iranian people, who have ...

The people of Iran should be able to freely determine their country's future.

Russia’s political rights rating declined from 6 to 7 due to the heavily flawed 2016 legislative elections, which further excluded opposition forces from the political process. In Russia’s ...

After experiencing a gradual decline in respect for political rights and civil liberties over the past decade, the United States is now facing an acute crisis for democracy. The events of the past ...

The ratings are based on a scale of 1 to 7, with 7 representing the highest level of democratic progress and 1 the lowest. The Democracy Score is an average of ratings for the categories tracked in a ...

A growing number of leaders in Central and Eastern Europe have dropped even the pretense of playing by the rules of democracy. As the democratic consensus of the post–Cold War order has given way to ...

Last year, governments all over the world assassinated, assaulted, kidnapped, threatened, and harassed critics beyond their borders. Freedom House recorded 126 new incidents of physical, direct ...

A package of antiterrorist legislative amendments known as Yarovaya’s Law was proposed during the coverage period, and signed into law in July. The law undermines the security of encrypted ...