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

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

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March 2, 2022

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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

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As National Divisions Deepen, Americans Must Choose Democracy

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January 6, 2022

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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

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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

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June 30, 2021

Civil and human rights activist Bayard Rustin

Bayard Rustin and the Struggle for Equality

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June 29, 2021

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari

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

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June 28, 2021

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Juneteenth Captures the Paradox of American Democracy

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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

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

Venezuela humanitarian crisis amid pandemic

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

Roma settlement tests

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

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August 3, 2020

India TikTok phone case at protest

India’s TikTok Ban Tightens the Government’s Grasp on the Internet

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July 31, 2020

Perspective Belarus elections

Belarus is Ready for Change No Matter What Its President Thinks

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July 20, 2020

Turkey Freedom of Expression during COVID

Turkey is Using Pandemic to Tighten Chokehold on Free Expression

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July 20, 2020

Professor Hasen

How to Avoid an Election Crisis in November

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July 8, 2020

Ukraine media personnel amid COVID

In Eastern Europe and Beyond, a Dearth of Guidance on Regulating Disinformation

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July 8, 2020

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