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Facing a Year of Uncertainty, Democracies Should Seek Strength in Numbers

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Mapping Freedom House's Impact in 2024

In what was a consequential year for freedom and democracy around the globe, Freedom House provided millions of dollars of support to human rights defenders in 132 countries, championed free and independent media, monitored elections worldwide, and published groundbreaking research. Here's how we worked to expand and defend freedom across the world over the past year.

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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.

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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. 

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

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Venezuela: International Community Must Reject Maduro's Power Grab and Support Edmundo González Urrutia

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January 10, 2025

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Facing a Year of Uncertainty, Democracies Should Seek Strength in Numbers

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