Amidst a years-long decline in global freedom, public demands for fundamental rights and accountable governance are growing more urgent around the world. Entrenched autocratic leaders recognize these ...

Freedom House supported citizens and civil society actors across Asia in asserting their rights and advocating for a greater say in how they are governed. Freedom House’s work in and on Asia aligned ...

We, the undersigned press freedom, journalists', human rights, and international organisations, urgently call on the Thai ...

Government accountability and transparency ensure that malfeasance is exposed—and that failed or harmful policies are swiftly corrected. Freedom House research, including Freedom in the World, has ...

Explore the latest edition of Freedom in the World 2025: The Uphill Battle to Safeguard Rights to learn more about the latest global trends. Around the world, voters have been forced to make major ...

We, the undersigned Hong Kong diaspora and civil society organizations, together with allied groups around the world, jointly ...

Cuba has faced economic crises before. This time, it is different. Over the past five years, roughly a quarter of the Cuban population has left, reflecting a profound loss of confidence in the country ...

Freedom House’s history is inextricably linked with that of the United States during the period leading up to and immediately following the Second World War. In 1941, at a time when isolationism and ...

The US-Iran MOU as currently formulated is likely to deepen repression for the Iranian people. The US can still shape an agreement that strengthens the people of Iran rather than the institutions that ...

The European Parliament’s recent adoption of a resolution on transnational repression (TNR) represents the latest promising multilateral effort to address threats facing diaspora communities. This ...

The success of the American experiment is contingent upon renewal and the willingness of elected officials and ordinary people to stand up for democracy. On July 4, 1776, the United States’ founders ...

Freedom House helps citizens defend their rights against government abuses in several countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Freedom House supports civil society in Latin America and the ...