Students participate in anti-government protests in Dhaka, Bangladesh on August 4, 2024.

Expanding Freedom and Democracy

llustration by Gil Wannalertsiri, Freedom House.

PERSPECTIVES

Truth in Exile: Belarusian Media Defies Physical, Digital Borders

Freedom House is founded on the core conviction that freedom flourishes in democratic nations where governments are accountable to their people.

Explore Freedom on the Net 2024

Read the Report

Around the world, voters have been forced to make major decisions about their future while navigating a censored, distorted, and unreliable information space. Explore Freedom on the Net 2024: The Struggle for Trust Online.

Explore the Map

Explore the status of internet freedom around the world through the Freedom on the Net 2024 interactive map.

Take the Quiz

Test your knowledge of some of the key findings from our 2024 report by taking our quiz.

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Strengthening US Democracy

While American democracy has proven resilient during its long history, it has nevertheless experienced backsliding over the last decade. Freedom House will continue to highlight urgent challenges to American democracy and their underlying causes. Learn more about our work to safeguard US democracy.

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Latest Research

People at Dulles International Airport in the Unites States await the arrival of the 222 political prisoners who were expelled from Nicaragua on February 9, 2023.

No Way In or Out: Authoritarian Controls on the Freedom of Movement

Authoritarian governments around the world are restricting freedom of movement in retribution for political activism and dissent, subjecting people to a variety of repressive tactics, including travel bans, revocation of citizenship, confiscation of passports. Read our latest report, No Way In or Out: Authoritarian Controls on the Freedom of Movement.

Election Watch

Freedom House’s Election Watch project offers in-depth analysis ahead of key elections around the world, including those in Partly Free and Not Free countries. Each assessment informs technology companies, policymakers, and civil society organizations about the risks of human rights violations and digital interference ahead of an election.

The China Dissent Monitor

Despite increasingly repressive rule under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), dissent in China occurs regularly and is geographically widespread. The China Dissent Monitor features quarterly updated interactive data on collective action in public spaces and cases of online dissent.