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A Legacy of Political Violence: Political Imprisonment in Latin America and the Caribbean

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

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Visible and Invisible Bars

Visible and Invisible Bars

Visible and Invisible Bars, a report from Free Them All: The Fred Hiatt Program to Free Political Prisoners, draws attention both to political imprisonment and its damaging impacts on prisoners and their families, and the consequences of civil death.

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TNR Watch

TNR Watch provides monthly updates on the growing global threat of transnational repression. 

China Dissent Monitor

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.

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In a Democracy, No One Is Above the Law. The US Supreme Court Has a Responsibility to Uphold this Principle

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May 16, 2024
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Not Even Prison Can Silence Cuba’s Artists

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July 6, 2023
World elections

How Citizens and Leaders Can Protect the Spirit of Democracy

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February 14, 2024

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Polish voters gather for the ''March of a Million Hearts,” a pro-democratic rally in Warsaw that gathered up to 1 million participants on October 1, 2023. (Piotr Lapinski/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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Democratic governance in the Nations in Transit region declined for the 20th consecutive year in 2023,  as the region becomes increasingly defined by the widening gulf between those nations committed to a liberal, democratic order and those that violently reject it. Explore Nations in Transit 2024: A Region Reordered by Autocracy and Democracy. 

Nations in Transit 2023

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Check out our interactive map and learn more about the state of democracy in Nations in Transit's area of focus.

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A Legacy of Political Violence: Political Imprisonment in Latin America and the Caribbean

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July 3, 2024

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United States: Ruling on Presidential Immunity Weakens Protections against Abuse of Power

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July 22, 2024
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Loosening the Partisan Hold over Public Media in Europe

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June 27, 2024

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