Press freedom is facing new threats in major democracies as well as in repressive states, where authorities are censoring social media after reducing the independence of traditional outlets.
This brief examines the opportunity for undoing state capture in Macedonia, and how the European Union can best help Macedonia take advantage of this urgent window of opportunity.
Freedom House’s Freedom on the Net project has estimated the risk of restrictions on internet freedom during upcoming elections in selected countries.
Uzbek president Islam Karimov died last year after ruling the country with an iron fist for 27 years. The brief looks at what has changed in the past year and whether we can hope for a thaw in Uzbekistan.
政府擴大且增強對宗教的控制。這些控制滲入新的日常生活領域，也引發了信仰者日益增長的抵抗。
政府扩大且增强对宗教的控制。这些控制渗入新的日常生活领域，也引发了信仰者日益增长的抵抗。
In the midst of a global backlash against democratic values, we as a global civil society need to play a stronger role in countering the narrative that democracy has failed by demonstrating its many benefits.
Poland has become a crucial battleground in the drive by authoritarian-minded leaders to gain control over political discourse and limit media pluralism.
Modern authoritarianism has succeeded, where previous totalitarian systems failed, due to new strategies of repression, the exploitation of open societies, and the spread of illiberal policies in democratic countries themselves.
