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Freedom in the World 2021

New Report: The global decline in democracy has accelerated

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March 3, 2021

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Freedom House Welcomes New Trustee

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March 1, 2021

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Freedom House Welcomes Nicole Bibbins Sedaca as Executive Vice President

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February 19, 2021

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Belarus: Freedom House Condemns Intensifying Attacks on Human Rights Defenders and Lawyers

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February 16, 2021

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Russia: Chechen Authorities Must Release Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isayev

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February 9, 2021

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New Report: Transnational Repression Is a Growing Threat to Global Democracy

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February 4, 2021

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The long arm of the authoritarian state

The reach of authoritarian repression is growing. Now, not even exile is safe. Learn more about the alarming global trend of transnational repression in The Washington Post.

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From Blogger to Civil Society Leader: Ethiopia’s Befekadu Hailu

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February 23, 2021

Joe Biden accepts Freedom House award

In His Own Words: How Biden Can Revive Global Democracy

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January 20, 2021

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Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Internet Freedom Is Under Attack in The Middle East and North Africa

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January 19, 2021

Hong Kong Apple Daily Founder Jimmy Lai

The Attacks on Hong Kong’s Media Just Keep Getting Worse

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December 21, 2020

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous Peoples in Southern Africa

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December 10, 2020

China's South Gate

Hong Kong’s Academic Freedom Withers under National Security Law

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November 23, 2020

Recent Wins and Defeats for Beijing’s Global Media Influence Campaign

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November 20, 2020

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Ensuring Democracy Holds in Moldova

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November 20, 2020

Belarus Protest

Why is the Russian Orthodox Church Supporting Belarus’s Embattled Leader?

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October 27, 2020

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A Life Devoted to the Cause of Global Freedom

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October 20, 2020

Jimmy Lai Hong Kong Apple Daily

Hong Kong Press Freedom Suffocates under Beijing’s National Security Law

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October 8, 2020

Mining in Venezuela

Illegal Mining in Venezuela is Exacerbating Violence, Ecocide, and Global Corruption. The International Community Must Act.

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October 1, 2020

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Pandemic and Persecution in Venezuela

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August 31, 2020

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An Effective Press Requires Gender Equality

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August 19, 2020

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Coronavirus shows the need for a human rights–based approach to public health crises

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August 3, 2020

Freedom House in the Media

The World’s Dictators Are Defeating Democracy opens in new tab

March 4, 2021

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March 3, 2021

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