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

Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi makes a speech

For Sisi, Egypt’s Pending Constitutional Changes Are “Icing on the Cake”

Perspectives

April 9, 2019

Istanbul mayoral candidate Binali Yildirim speaks to the press.

After an Opposition Election Victory, Erdoğan Faces Hard Choices

Perspectives

April 1, 2019

Map of China over a cell phone

Worried about Huawei? Take a closer look at Tencent

Perspectives

March 29, 2019

Kiev Ukraine Maidan Square monument

In Ukraine, Free Elections Must Go Hand-in-Hand with Internet Freedom

Perspectives

March 27, 2019

thailand internet freedom

Taking No Chances, Thailand's Junta Locks Down the Internet ahead of Elections

Perspectives

March 22, 2019

Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko

В Україні та за її межами демократія потребує свободи і безпеки

Perspectives

March 20, 2019

Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko

In Ukraine and Beyond, Democracy Requires Both Freedom and Security

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March 20, 2019

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Why Trump’s Emergency Declaration Is Truly Cause for Alarm

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March 14, 2019

People dressed in camouflage raise flaming flares in front of a building.

Чому «Нацдружини» будуть спостерігачами на виборах президента України?

Perspectives

March 12, 2019

ukraine far fright National Corps

Why Is a Militia Monitoring Ukraine’s Presidential Election?

Perspectives

March 12, 2019

venezuela bibi borges

Crisis in Venezuela: ‘Right Now We’re Trying to Save Lives’

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March 11, 2019

Moldovan Democracy Faces Risks after Inconclusive Elections

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February 28, 2019

Dozens of makeshift tents surrounded by women and children

As Global Democracy Retreats, Ethnic Cleansing Is on the Rise

Perspectives

February 25, 2019

A Change in Strategy Has Helped Venezuela’s Opposition Gain Traction

Perspectives

February 19, 2019

Togolese president Faure Gnassingbé

Elections in Togo: What Happens When the World Isn’t Watching

Perspectives

January 28, 2019

Women pray at a mosque in Samarkand.

Has Mirziyoyev Really Brought Religious Liberty to Uzbekistan?

Perspectives

January 16, 2019

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev

In Uzbekistan, the Seeds of Reform Are Planted in Social Media

Perspectives

January 10, 2019

UN team navigates through Western Sahara.

The Western Sahara Dispute Drags On after 27 Years in Limbo

Perspectives

January 9, 2019

Hasan Minhaj at an event in California in November 2018

Now Streaming: Censorship

Perspectives

January 3, 2019

President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta

Political Intrigue Surrounds Presidential Succession Plans in Kenya

Perspectives

December 20, 2018

China Exporting Technodystopia

The Globalization of Beijing's Media Controls: Key Trends from 2018

Perspectives

December 19, 2018

Prisoner of conscience, Eduardo Cardet

Can Cuba’s Human Rights Legacy Be Recovered?

Perspectives

December 13, 2018

Angela Merkel will step down as leader of the CDU. Credit: GlynLowe.com

Germany Prepares for a Post-Merkel Future

Perspectives

December 6, 2018

Protest in New York against China's reelection to the UN Human Rights Council in 2009

With New Members, the UN Human Rights Council Goes from Bad to Worse

Perspectives

November 19, 2018

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena swears in new Cabinet of Ministers

Sri Lanka’s Democracy Hangs in the Balance after ‘Coup Attempt’

Perspectives

November 15, 2018

Atiku Abubakar, Muhammadu Buhari

Nigeria Heads for Elections in February, but Governance Is the Real Challenge

Perspectives

November 13, 2018

Filipino Internet Freedom Activists

A Grim Reality for Internet Freedom in Asia

Perspectives

November 7, 2018

China Daily Image

Amid U.S.-China Tension, Beijing’s Propaganda Machine Charges On

Perspectives

November 1, 2018

Protests in Qatif in May 2015

A Saudi Shia Woman Faces Death for Her Activism

Perspectives

October 25, 2018

Presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro

Are Brazilians Ready to Bet on Bolsonaro?

Perspectives

October 24, 2018

Cameroon President Paul Biya and wife cast their votes

Cameroon’s Aging Leader Seizes Another Seven-Year Term

Perspectives

October 23, 2018

Photos of Daphne Caruana Galizia, Jan Kuciak and Khashoggi

Violence against Journalists Is a Transnational Enterprise

Perspectives

October 17, 2018

Foreign Policy Gains Will Not Erase Public Distrust in Macedonia

Perspectives

October 4, 2018

Street Protest in Oslo

Is the Beijing Exception Finally Crumbling?

Perspectives

September 27, 2018

Montenegro, an EU Accession Front-Runner, Moves Backward on Media Freedom

Perspectives

September 20, 2018

Nicaragua arrests

Nicaragua’s New Terrorism Law Is Aimed at Protesters

Perspectives

September 11, 2018

Nicaragua arrests

Nueva Ley Anti-Terrorismo de Nicaragua Está Dirigida Hacia los Manifestantes

Perspectives

September 11, 2018

Q&A: Populist Gains in the Swedish Elections

Perspectives

September 10, 2018

Liviu Dragnea, leader of the Social Democratic Party

Romania’s Attack on the Rule of Law Is Personal, Not Ideological

Perspectives

September 5, 2018

Observation mission of the local elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016

As Elections Near, Bosnia’s Fractured Media May Do More Harm Than Good

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September 4, 2018

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