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 is founded on the core conviction that freedom flourishes in democratic nations where governments are accountable to their people. Fostering New Dialogue, Innovative Ideas to Energize ...

The former media owner’s case is just one of many in a multiyear crackdown on freedom of speech and dissent, and another ...

A recent attack on two Venezuelan activists in Bogotá underscores the vulnerability of President Nicolás Maduro’s critics who have been driven into exile. Strengthening Responses: Colombia and other ...

Around the world, autocrats are detaining, prosecuting, and imprisoning legal and judicial professionals as part of a larger assault on the rule of law. In January 2025, a Russian court sentenced ...

This article was first published on Just Security. As Sudan marks two years since the eruption of war between rival military factions—the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces ...

The 52nd edition of Freedom in the World finds that 60 countries experienced declines in their political rights and civil liberties, while only 34 registered improvements. WASHINGTON—Political ...

Transnational repression threatens security and human rights. The more we know about who is committing it and how, the better we can fight to end it. Transnational repression—the tactics used by ...

Freedom House recorded more than 1,200 incidents of physical transnational repression during the last decade. WASHINGTON—In 2024, 23 governments reached across borders to silence exiled political ...

The yearslong effort to sow doubt about America’s generally free and fair elections poses real risks for the 2024 balloting. But a growing network of trust-builders aims to restore public confidence ...

Last week, Paris kicked off the 2024 Summer Olympics with a rain-soaked but dazzling opening ceremony. Since their inception more than a century ago, the modern Olympic Games have become one of the ...