The United States should demand measurable progress on human rights in exchange for the deeper cooperation Saudi Crown Prince ...

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 future of internet freedom will depend on how governments regulate and deploy the next wave of artificial intelligence and other rapidly evolving technologies. “Global internet freedom has ...

Вашингтон, 5 ноября 2019 — Органы государственной власти по всему миру все чаще применяют технологии как инструмент цифрового авторитаризма ...

Citizens in China are speaking out when their rights are violated. Freedom House’s China Dissent Monitor analyzes these protest actions—often uncovering broader trends in China’s politics and economy ...

This piece was first published by Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. In March, officials at the US State Department revealed that they would use artificial intelligence to revoke the visas of “foreign ...

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 ...

Citizens in Serbia are demanding a free and just society, but it remains unclear whether the larger democratic community will lend its support. Last November, 15 people were killed when a canopy ...

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 ...

Bernardo Arévalo overcame tremendous obstacles to become Guatemala’s president, but the old guard that tried to derail his campaign is now retaliating against his government to protect their own ...

While 2024 was a year of conflict and upheaval, it was also marked by perseverance, determination, and people’s unwavering desire for liberty, even in dire circumstances. As we predicted a year ago, ...

Freedom House and partners found that Azerbaijani authorities waged a deliberate campaign to empty Nagorno-Karabakh of its ethnic Armenian population. WASHINGTON—The Azerbaijani regime engaged in ...