According to the 2026 edition of Freedom in the World, media freedom, personal expression, and due process registered the ...

A successful response must include stronger coordination among democracies, reformed democracy assistance, and more strategic engagement with young people around the world.

As the democratic community adapts to the severe funding cuts and operational disruptions of 2025, this year’s Freedom in the World recommendations urge policymakers, practitioners, and partners to ...

Between 2014 and 2024, Freedom House recorded a total of 1,219 direct, physical incidents of transnational repression committed by 48 governments reaching across the borders of 103 countries. 1 In ...

In this issue: A look at how China Central Television aids Communist Party repression, liberal economists and filmmakers are censored, activists and journalists face harsh reprisals, and major social ...

Authoritarian states increasingly seek to maintain control over diasporas and exiles. The range of tactics is broad, and the consequences for affected communities are severe. “Transnational repression ...

Rachel Citrin is a Program Officer on Freedom House’s Asia Programs team. Prior to joining Freedom House, Rachel worked at the National Endowment for Democracy, where she supported democracy and ...

Houlton Dannenberg was the Senior Specialist for Social Strategy and Digital Content at Freedom House. Previously, they worked with the Center for European Policy Analysis, e-International Relations, ...

Freedom House is founded on the core conviction that freedom flourishes in democratic nations where governments are accountable to their people. Freedom House Appoints Jamie Fly as Chief Executive ...

Freedom House hosted a launch event for Freedom in the World 2026: The Growing Shadow of Autocracy, our flagship report that has been tracking global trends in political rights and civil liberties ...

Governments are increasingly purchasing sophisticated technology to monitor their citizens’ behavior on social media. Once the preserve of the world’s foremost intelligence agencies, this form of mass ...

Freedom in the World 2018 Scores All Scores Freedom in the World Freedom on the Net ...