Freedom House rates people’s access to political rights and civil liberties in 210 countries and territories through its annual Freedom in the World report. Individual freedoms—ranging from the right ...

The removal of Bashar al-Assad from power has created an opportunity to chart a brighter future for the people of Syria.

Zefzafi is a Moroccan political activist and leader of the 2016-2017 Hirak Rif Movement, which sparked the largest protests ...

Escalating arrests, raids, and targeted attacks against people exercising their fundamental right to assembly and freedom of ...

Elections in 2024 presented a mixed picture: largely competitive contests in democracies, sham polls in autocracies, and ...

The Florida senator has an opportunity to strengthen Donald Trump’s mixed record on holding Beijing accountable for abuses.

The United States is a federal republic whose people benefit from a vibrant political system, a strong rule-of-law tradition, robust freedoms of expression and religious belief, and a wide array of ...

WASHINGTON— In response to President Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, both for crimes for which he has been convicted and for potential crimes for which he may face prosecution, Freedom House ...

The pandemic is fueling digital repression worldwide. The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating a dramatic decline in global internet freedom. For the 10th consecutive year, users have experienced an ...

WASHINGTON —In response to the recent passing of former Freedom House trustee Morton Abramowitz, the organization’s interim ...