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

The Turkish state’s current campaign of transnational repression is remarkable for its intensity, its geographic reach, and the suddenness with which it escalated. The Turkish state’s current campaign ...

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 ...

Freedom in the World 2023 marked the 17th consecutive year of decline in global freedom. See this year's regional trends, status changes, and report data. Freedom in the World rates people’s access to ...

The ratings are based on a scale of 1 to 7, with 7 representing the highest level of democratic progress and 1 the lowest. The Democracy Score is an average of ratings for the categories tracked in a ...

This special report documents how ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh were intentionally subjected to regular attacks, intimidation, deprivation of basic rights and adequate living conditions, and ...

Since coming to power in 1949, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has constructed a multi-layered system for censoring unwanted news and stifling opposing viewpoints within China. Over the past two ...

Freedom House’s work was severely impacted by the US freeze on foreign aid earlier this year. Thanks to supporters like you, our efforts to expand and defend freedom continue. We need your support ...

Dr. Rachel Kleinfeld is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She spent a decade as the founding CEO of the Truman National Security Project, which worked with campaigns, ...

Scores are based on a scale of 0 (least free) to 100 (most free). See the methodology and report acknowledgements. France registered a slight decline in internet freedom during the coverage period.

Rory MacFarquhar is currently Senior Vice President for International Institutions Engagement at Mastercard. He served for six years in the National Security Council and Treasury Department during the ...