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US Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Roger F. Wicker (R-MS) each received Freedom House’s Leadership Award, which recognizes ...

The two countries should build on recent progress by coordinating cross-agency efforts and strengthening resilience among targeted diaspora communities.

Freedom House recognized a distinguished slate of advocates for democracy and freedom around the globe at its Annual Awards in Washington, DC. Award recipients included Venezuelan democratic movement ...

The national security arrests and subsequent closure of the Apple Daily newspaper in Hong Kong in June 2021 marked the lowest point for press freedom in the territory in recent memory. Under the new ...

Nations in Transit 2021 finds that leaders across the region are undermining democratic institutions to stay in power. Elected leaders in Europe and Eurasia are undermining the very institutions that ...

Each scorecard below features a country’s Freedom in the World rating and score, Freedom on the Net rating and score (where applicable), and areas of concern in political rights and civil liberties ...

In this issue: Chinese social media platforms flooded with antisemitism, banned photos from the Asian Games, a rollback on data export rules, and life sentence for a Uyghur scholar. Meanwhile, police ...

In this issue: China’s censors aim to contain dissent during harsh COVID-19 lockdowns as Xi Jinping propaganda is boosted ahead of party congress. Meanwhile, social media platforms reveal users IP ...

The Covid-19 pandemic presents a grave threat to public health, but emergency measures adopted to combat the dangers can also have discriminatory impacts and harmful effects, and can be extended and ...

As human rights conditions and insecurity worsen, regional and international efforts should focus on addressing the root causes of instability. A surge of military coups is sweeping across Africa. On ...

The 51st edition of Freedom in the World finds that only 21 countries recorded improvements in 2023, while 52 suffered declines. WASHINGTON—Global freedom declined for an 18th consecutive year in 2023 ...