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 ...

The recommendations listed below are intended to constrain the ability of states to commit acts of transnational repression and to increase accountability for perpetrators of transnational repression.

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

Media freedom has been deteriorating around the world over the past decade. In some of the most influential democracies in the world, populist leaders have overseen concerted attempts to throttle the ...

The pandemic is fueling digital repression worldwide. The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating a dramatic decline in global internet freedom. For the 10th consecutive year, users have experienced an ...

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 ...

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 ...

Online content manipulation contributed to a seventh consecutive year of overall decline in internet freedom, along with a rise in disruptions to mobile internet service and increases in physical and ...