President Noboa was elected to fight spiraling gang violence, but serious abuses are being reported under his crackdown.

Given the Cameroonian government’s ongoing persecution and arbitrary detention of journalists, the country has failed to meet a US statutory requirement on progress toward the rule of law and the ...

An uptick in transnational repression perpetrated by the Iranian government against Persian-language journalists underscores the vulnerability of media outlets operating from exile and the need for ...

Freedom House is founded on the core conviction that freedom flourishes in democratic nations where governments are accountable to their people.

Four legal experts weigh in on two cases at the United States Supreme Court that could alter how the internet functions, how it is governed, and how users engage with it.

Perspectives May 21, 2025 Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Is Built on AI Surveillance and Disregard for Due Process ...

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.

As civil society, opposition parties, and European partners push back, voters will soon participate in what could be the most consequential election in modern Polish history.

Over 100 countries are participating in the 2021 Summit for Democracy. To support the Summit objectives, Freedom House has assembled democracy ratings, scores, and areas of concern for each country ...

Around the world, autocrats are detaining, prosecuting, and imprisoning legal and judicial professionals as part of a larger assault on the rule of law.

Iran suffered declines, and 93 percent of the region’s people still live in countries rated Not Free. The report—Freedom in the World 2023: Marking 50 Years in the Struggle for Democracy—finds that ...