Ten years after the Chinese government’s widespread crackdown on human rights lawyers, concerned governments and the United Nations should establish an independent, international investigation into ...

WASHINGTON—The Freedom House Executive Board, chaired by Norman Willox, today announced that it has selected Gerardo Berthin and Annie Boyajian to serve as Freedom House’s new presidents. Berthin and ...

The country’s authoritarian regime continues to hold more than 1,100 political prisoners in abusive conditions.

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 ...

Governments around the world are increasingly exerting control over the technology that people depend on to access the free and open internet.

WASHINGTON—In response to the G7 Leaders’ statement issued during the summit in Canada earlier this week recognizing transnational repression as a global threat to national security and democracy, as ...

On May 20, Freedom House presented its inaugural Alfred Moses Liberty Award to Server Mustafayev, a Crimean Tatar human rights defender who has been unjustly imprisoned by Russian authorities since ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON—Today, Freedom House filed a petition with the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) on behalf of Idris Khattak, a well-known human rights defender in Pakistan. Khattak is serving ...

Analysis: Beijing’s Content Manipulation Reaches New Frontiers Through a combination of industrial scale and technological clout, the regime is increasing the reach of its influence operations. By ...