Amid a growing authoritarian threat, Freedom House is a beacon of hope to all those fighting for democratic principles and ...

We, the undersigned organizations, write to respectfully urge the Yemeni authorities in Aden—represented by the ...

Freedom House’s work was severely impacted by the US freeze on foreign aid earlier this year. Thanks to supporters like you, our efforts to expand and defend freedom continue. We need your support ...

The former media owner’s case is just one of many in a multiyear crackdown on freedom of speech and dissent, and another signal that the rule of law has deteriorated under Beijing’s influence.

The following recommendations lay out strategies that policymakers, regulators, donor institutions, and private companies can adopt to advance human rights online and prevent or mitigate the ...

Even as Americans remain committed to the ideals of democracy, a majority see democracy in the United States as weak and getting weaker, according to a national survey jointly commissioned by Freedom ...

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 ...

“After 2009, everything changed. Now the rule is, if I go to your house, read some Quran, pray together, and the government finds out, you go to jail.” —Barna, Uighur woman from Xinjiang now living in ...

A small but determined sector of independent news organizations in Hungary are pioneering new ways to adapt and survive. In an environment dominated by well-funded progovernment outlets, independent ...

In 2023, Democracy Scores declined in 11 out of the 29 countries in the report, and 7 countries earned improvements. Yet civic activists and democratic leaders continued to strive for better ...