In its new report "No Way In or Out: Authoritarian Controls on the Freedom of Movement," Freedom House, highlights authoritarian states' growing use of mobility restrictions as a tool of repression.

I recently posted to SSRN a draft of my new paper on "How Speech-Based Immigration Restrictions Threaten Academic Freedom." It is forthcoming in Lee Bollinger and Geoffrey Stone, eds., Academic ...

Make no mistake: Slavery is the ultimate restriction of freedom. While that dark chapter of history is behind us, freedom itself remains under threat — from those who claim to champion progress, while ...

The United States has imposed visa ban on individuals who have directed, authorised or supported violations of religious freedom. The restriction may also affect their immediate family members. The ...

Freedom of expression is one of the main means of making human rights violations visible, as well as their perpetrators, planners and those who protect those responsible. For these reasons, those in ...

Responding to the alarming rise in restrictions of freedom for LGBTQ people around the world, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Intersex Association World has released a new report ...

The proposed visa change serves no purpose other than to erect unnecessary barriers for foreign reporters and will produce a chilling effect on press freedom. This statement was originally published ...

The U.S. State Department stated on the 15th, “Foreign governments and international organizations are enacting laws and ...

Paradigm Initiative (PIN) has condemned the internet shutdown imposed in Uganda ahead of Thursday’s general election. The organisation also criticised restrictions placed on media coverage of protests ...