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Freedom House analysts weigh in on the news of the day and threats to freedom and democracy.

January 6 2021 attack on the US Capitol

The January 6 Hearings Are a Call to Action

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June 15, 2022

Climate protests

How Donors and Civil Society Organizations Can Better Support At-Risk Climate Activists

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June 15, 2022

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In Ukraine and Neighboring Countries, Democracy Activists Are Prepared for a Long Struggle

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June 9, 2022

Nicaraguans living in Costa Rica demonstrate against the government of President Daniel Ortega in 2021. (Image Credit: EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP via Getty Images)

At the 2022 Summit of the Americas, Leaders Must Deliver for Their People

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June 7, 2022

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Transnational Repression Threatens Freedom Worldwide

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June 2, 2022

Shanghai has experienced harsh lockdowns related to China's Zero COVID-19 initiative

China’s Censors Aim to Contain Dissent During Harsh COVID-19 Lockdowns | Opinion

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May 19, 2022

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Freedom House: 80 Years of Fighting Threats to Liberty

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April 8, 2022

Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban

Hungary’s Inflection Election

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March 30, 2022

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#Beijing2022: Winter Olympics a display of propaganda and censorship

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March 10, 2022

Human Rights Defenders from Latin America and the Caribbean

A Stand for Human Rights

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March 10, 2022

An officer of the Nicaraguan National Police stands guard at a polling station during the citizen verification process in Managua. (Image credit: Oswaldo Rivas /AFP via Getty Images)

Fighting for Democracy in Exile: My Story as a Nicaraguan Activist

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March 2, 2022

Ecuador’s Fundación Ciudadanía y Desarrollo

Improving Transparency, Empowering Citizens: Ecuador’s Fundación Ciudadanía y Desarrollo

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February 24, 2022

Bird's Nest

Information Controls at the Beijing Olympics: What to Watch For

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February 1, 2022

Glowing Washington DC Capitol

As National Divisions Deepen, Americans Must Choose Democracy

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January 6, 2022

Maduro Venezuela

Throwing the Book at Civil Society: Antidemocratic Regimes in the Americas Are Using the Law to Narrow Civic Spaces

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December 15, 2021

In the high-stakes battle between states and technology companies, the rights of internet users have become the main casualties. Illustration by Mitch Blunt

Regulating Big Tech: Views from Digital Rights Defenders around the World

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December 13, 2021

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Zambia’s 'New Dawn' Should Extend to Digital Rights

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December 7, 2021

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Russian Elections Will Put the Kremlin’s Internet Controls to the Test

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September 14, 2021

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How Beijing Has Dismantled Freedom of Expression in Hong Kong in Just One Year

Perspectives

June 30, 2021

Civil and human rights activist Bayard Rustin

Bayard Rustin and the Struggle for Equality

Perspectives

June 29, 2021

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari

Nigeria’s Twitter Ban Is a Bellwether Case for Internet Freedom

Perspectives

June 28, 2021

Hundreds of people attend at Juneteenth celebration at Brooklyn Public Library at the Grand Army Plaza.

Juneteenth Captures the Paradox of American Democracy

Perspectives

June 18, 2021

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In Iran, Authorities Defend an Illegitimate Election by Suppressing Online Dissent

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June 14, 2021

Hong Kong Public Broadcaster RTHK

The Gutting of Hong Kong’s Public Broadcaster

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May 26, 2021

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After Lukashenka: Healing a Divided Country

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May 6, 2021

Uyghur women work in a cloth factory in Xinjiang province, China.

The CCP Hand Behind China’s Xinjiang Cotton Backlash

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May 3, 2021

Berlin Residents Protest Putin's Persecution of the LGBTQ+ Community

Dismantling LGBT+ rights as a means of control in Russia

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April 30, 2021

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Q&A: Social Media Regulation and the Perils of Section 230 Reform

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April 21, 2021

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Six Ways Beijing Impacted Global Media and Triggered Pushback Last Month

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April 1, 2021

two women standing opposite of military group in Belarus

US Continues to Ignore Key Accountability Tool for Democratic Crisis in Belarus

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March 24, 2021

Ethiopian blogger civil society leader Befekadu Hailu

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

Thermal surveillance camera at Turkey mall during COVID-19 pandemic

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

Arch Puddington Speaking at Freedom House

A Life Devoted to the Cause of Global Freedom

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October 20, 2020

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