Poland has become a crucial battleground in the drive by authoritarian-minded leaders to gain control over political discourse and limit media pluralism.
Freedom House has won Prospect magazine’s 2017 Think Tank Award for International Affairs.
Global press freedom declined to its lowest point in 13 years in 2016 amid unprecedented threats to journalists and media outlets in major democracies and new moves by authoritarian states to control the media, including beyond their borders.
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The Hungarian government released an offensive nationwide television and billboard advertising campaign vilifying civil society organizations.
Freedom House issued the following statement in response to the death of 61-year old Liu Xiaobo, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010 while he was imprisoned and silenced by the Chinese government.
Modern authoritarianism has succeeded, where previous totalitarian systems failed, due to new strategies of repression, the exploitation of open societies, and the spread of illiberal policies in democratic countries themselves.
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Erdoğan’s relentless drive for power has worsened fissures in society, the military, and the ruling party itself.
President Trump’s use of the term raises questions to which there are no simple answers.
In this issue: China's newest censorship methods, updates on the cybersecurity law, and Xi's visit to Hong Kong.
