Call for a Council of Europe Convention on Transnational Repression ...

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 ...

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 ...

Safeguarding freedom requires active participation and dedicated commitment from every one of us. Freedom House’s co-founder, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, said that “a democratic government ...

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 ...

This article was first published on Just Security. As Sudan marks two years since the eruption of war between rival military factions—the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces ...

Freedom House recorded more than 1,200 incidents of physical transnational repression during the last decade. WASHINGTON—In 2024, 23 governments reached across borders to silence exiled political ...

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 ...

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 ...

Press freedom is a core element of democracy, ensuring that independent journalists can hold officials accountable to the public and provide both voters and leaders with the facts they need to make ...

Repression abroad does not stay abroad. A freedom-focused foreign policy can protect fundamental rights and make Americans more secure. As the world’s most influential democracy, the foreign policy of ...