Press Releases
NEW REPORT: Democracy under Lockdown - The Impact of COVID-19 on Global Freedom
Press release
October 2, 2020
United States: Freedom House Condemns President’s Statements on Election Legitimacy
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September 24, 2020
Freedom House Presents 2020 Freedom Award to Hong Kong and Sudan Protesters
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September 16, 2020
Azerbaijan: Opposition Leader Sentenced to Years in Prison On Politically Motivated Charges
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September 3, 2020
Ukraine: Law Enforcement Must Respond to Open Threats of Hate-Fueled Violence
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August 31, 2020
Ukraine: Law Enforcement and Policymakers Should Take Swift Action to Protect Journalists
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August 18, 2020
Hong Kong: Journalists Arrested, CCP Imposes Sanctions on Freedom House
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August 10, 2020
United States: President Must Cease Calls for Election Delay and Groundless Attacks on Mail-in Voting
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July 30, 2020
Hong Kong: Firing of Benny Tai Signals Deterioration of Academic Freedom
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July 29, 2020
United States: Freedom House Expresses Alarm at Federal Deployments against Protesters
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July 21, 2020
Zimbabwe: Freedom House Condemns Arrests of Journalist and Opposition Activist
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July 20, 2020
United States: Freedom House Mourns Passing of Congressman John R. Lewis
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July 18, 2020
Freedom House Endorses US Legislation to Aid Hong Kongers Fleeing Persecution
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July 15, 2020
Georgia: Government and Opposition Join Forces on Electoral Reform Compromise
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July 1, 2020
Hong Kong: Freedom House Condemns China’s Imposition of National Security Law
Press release
June 30, 2020
Malawi: Voters Uphold Electoral Integrity and Democracy in Presidential Rerun
Press release
June 29, 2020
Egypt: Sanaa Seif, Sister of Imprisoned Activist Alaa Abdelfattah, Detained by Egyptian Security Forces
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June 25, 2020
United States: Political Interference with Prosecutions Threatens Rule of Law
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June 24, 2020
United States: White House Visit for Poland’s President Sends the Wrong Message
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June 22, 2020
Freedom House Awards Canadian Diplomat Chrystia Freeland the 2019–20 Mark Palmer Prize
Press release
June 19, 2020
Malawi: Government Must Ensure Fair Elections and End Attacks on Judiciary
Press release
June 15, 2020
