Ahead of the fifth anniversary of the detention of prominent Vietnamese journalist, writer and woman human rights defender Pham Doan Trang, an international coalition of non-governmental organisations ...

“Rather than strengthening protections against cybercrime, the UN Convention Against Cybercrime expands government authority in ways that threaten freedom of expression, privacy, and the safety of ...

After two years of devastation, the right of Palestinians and Israelis to live in peace and freedom cannot be postponed any ...

As demonstrated by the threats to Cambridge post-graduate student Roshaan Khattak, the Office for Students and the broader higher education sector must establish robust protections against ...

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Freedom in the World 2022 marked the 16th consecutive year of decline in global freedom. See this year's regional trends, status changes, and report data. Freedom in the World 2022 Status Change ...

The Saudi Arabian government is perhaps the best known in the world for targeting its nationals abroad. The Saudi Arabian government is perhaps the best known in the world for targeting its nationals ...

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 ...

Saudi Arabia’s absolute monarchy restricts almost all political rights and civil liberties. No officials at the national level are elected. The regime relies on pervasive surveillance, the ...

Thanks to the generous support of donors like you, Freedom House relaunched the China Dissent Monitor! But we still need your continued support to keep the project running well into 2026 and beyond.

Freedom and the Media 2019 draws on data generated in the course of Freedom House’s Freedom in the World report to provide a global view of press freedom. The 2019 edition covers developments in 195 ...