LAUNCH EVENT Freedom in the World 2025
Date
February 26, 2025 – 10:30AM
– 11:45AM EST
Join us for the launch of Freedom in the World 2025: The Uphill Battle to Safeguard Rights, Freedom House's flagship report, which has been tracking global trends in political rights and civil liberties annually since 1973.
The event will feature the authors presenting key report findings, including assessing the impact of ongoing armed conflicts and the global year of elections on fundamental freedoms, followed by an expert panel discussion on the implications of these findings for the state of democracy worldwide.
Speakers include:
- Annie Boyajian, Interim Co-President, Freedom House
- Mantas Adomenas, Secretary General, Community of Democracies
- Nosmot Gbadamosi, Africa Brief, Foreign Policy
- Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC, Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers
- Yana Gorokhovskaia, Research Director, Strategy and Design, Co-Author of Freedom in the World
- Adrian Shahbaz, Vice President, Research and Analysis
Freedom in the World 2025 will be released online at freedomhouse.org on February 26 at 12:01 a.m. EST.
