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Special Reports

As a part of our research and publications portfolio, Freedom House produces a number of special research initiatives, including special reports, analytical briefs, and policy briefs.

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Out of Sight, Not Out of Reach: Understanding Transnational Repression

Dozens of governments around the world systemically employ violence against exiles and diasporas, reaching beyond national borders to silence dissent.

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Election Watch for the Digital Age

Freedom House is piloting a new research initiative to investigate the interplay between digital platforms and election integrity. Election Watch for the Digital Age equips technology companies, civil society organizations, and policymakers with a data-driven resource for evaluating the human rights impact of internet platforms on a country’s electoral process. 

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Special Reports

Freedom House - Transnational Repression

Out of Sight, Not Out of Reach

Transnational Repression

Turkey transnational repression case study

Turkey: Transnational Repression Case Study

Special Report

Saudi Arabia transnational Repression case study

Saudi Arabia: Transnational Repression Case Study

Special Report

Rwanda transnational repression case study

Rwanda: Transnational Repression Case Study

Special Report

Iran Transnational Repression case study

Iran: Transnational Repression Case Study

Special Report

Russia transnational repression case study

Russia: Transnational Repression Case Study

Special Report

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China: Transnational Repression Case Study

Special Report

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COVID-19 & the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Southern Africa

Special Report

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Democracy under Lockdown

Special Report

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User Privacy or Cyber Sovereignty?

Special Report

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Пандемия КОВИД-2019: выводы для свободы средств массовой информации Молдовы

Special Report

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Pandemia COVID-19: Lecții pentru libertatea mass-media în Republica Moldova

Special Report

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Perspectives on “Everyday” Transnational Repression in an Age of Globalization

Special Report

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The Internationalization of Universities and the Repression of Academic Freedom

Special Report

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At Home and Abroad: Coercion-by-Proxy as a Tool of Transnational Repression

Special Report

Policy Briefs

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Should Ukraine Drop Sanctions against Russian Tech Companies?

Policy Brief

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Democratic Crisis in Hong Kong: Recommendations for Policymakers

Policy Brief

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Turkey’s Missile Diplomacy: Recommendations for US Sanctions

Policy Brief

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Dealing with the New Turkey: Recommendations for US Policy after the Elections

Policy Brief

Source: Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Democratic Backsliding in Tunisia: The Case for Renewed International Attention

Policy Brief

Ethiopians wave national flags and celebrate in the streets of Addis Ababa the return of Berhanu Nega, the leader of the former armed movement Ginbot 7, after 11 years in exile, on September 9, 2018. Credit: YONAS TADESSE/AFP/Getty Images.

Reform in Ethiopia: Turning Promise into Progress

Policy Brief

Analytical Briefs

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Ультраправий екстремізм як загроза українскій демократії

Analytical Brief

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Hostile Takeover: How Law and Justice Captured Poland’s Courts

Analytical Brief

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Ультраправий екстремізм як загроза українській демократії

Analytical Brief

Photo by Aleksandr Volchanskiy

Far-right Extremism as a Threat to Ukrainian Democracy

Analytical Brief

Source: ©European Union 2014 - European Parliament.

Kyrgyzstan's 2016 Constitutional Referendum

Analytical Brief

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Constitution-making in Southern Africa

Analytical Brief

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