Freedom House and Rutgers Democracy Lab are pleased to announce a strategic partnership connecting Rutgers students with ...

Freedom House has been in the media explaining what Daniel Ortega’s announcement means.

Around the world, power-hungry heads of state are increasingly circumventing term-limit restrictions. These efforts can have ...

In late November 2022, the Chinese internet was overwhelmed by expressions of rage, grief, and disbelief. The catalyst was a fire in Urumqi, capital of the western region of Xinjiang, that killed at ...

In this issue: A look at how China Central Television aids Communist Party repression, liberal economists and filmmakers are censored, activists and journalists face harsh reprisals, and major social ...

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As the democratic community adapts to the severe funding cuts and operational disruptions of 2025, this year’s Freedom in the World recommendations urge policymakers, practitioners, and partners to ...

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Score Change: The score improved from 1 to 2 because there were fewer reported cyberattacks against online media outlets during the coverage period.

Internet freedom remained restricted during the coverage period as the Pakistani government continued to expand censorship practices, particularly as the military establishment sought to curtail the ...

Free Them All: The Fred Hiatt Program to Free Political Prisoners examines restrictions on the liberty of human rights defenders and prodemocracy activists. Free Them All: The Fred Hiatt Program to ...

A country or territory’s Freedom in the World status depends on its aggregate Political Rights score, on a scale of 0–40, and its aggregate Civil Liberties score, on a scale of 0–60. See the ...