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A soft toy wearing the Ukrainian flag colours is placed on a bed at Lelechenya (Little Stork) rehabilitation centre in Dzhuriv, Ivano-Frankivsk oblast, Ukraine, after children were evacuated to the centre amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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The Hidden Perpetrators of the Kremlin’s Attack on Ukrainian Children

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Oct

2024

Government Surveillance and Journalism: The Threat Landscape

1:00PM – 2:00PM

Oct

LANZAMIENTO DEL INFORME: Freedom on the Net 2024

Oct

2024

21st Century Elections: Technology, Disinformation/Misinformation & AI

11:00AM – 12:00PM

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.