Freedom House rates people’s access to political rights and civil liberties in 210 countries and territories through its annual Freedom in the World report. Individual freedoms—ranging from the right ...

During the UN’s annual convention on climate change in Baku next month, democracy’s defenders have an opportunity to hold the ...

By suppressing negative content, the regime could blind itself to China’s economic reality and motivate citizens to seek out ...

Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González’s decision to leave his homeland comes as many other activists in Venezuela are finding themselves subject to travel bans and passport confiscations.

These experiences emphasize that democracy is an evolving process connected to fundamental human aspirations; by learning ...

Lasting peace will require a sustained commitment to democratic self-government, security, justice, and human rights for all Palestinians and Israelis.

The Iranian regime’s expansive definition of who constitutes a threat to the Islamic Republic contributes to the breadth and intensity of its transnational repression campaign. The Iranian regime’s ...

Censorship and Surveillance Murder of a 10-year-old boy censored: On September 18, the 93rd anniversary of the 1931 Japanese invasion of China in the lead-up to World War II, a 44-year-old Chinese man ...

The yearslong effort to sow doubt about America’s generally free and fair elections poses real risks for the 2024 balloting. But a growing network of trust-builders aims to restore public confidence ...

This special report details how the Belarusian regime displaces, indoctrinates, reeducates, and militarizes Ukrainian children in the service of the broader Russian state policy of eradicating ...

To track the different ways in which governments seek to dominate the digital sphere, Freedom House monitors their application of nine Key Internet Controls. Select from the drop-down menu in the map ...