Skip to main content

STAY UP TO DATE: The Effects of the US Foreign Aid Freeze on Freedom House

Primary Navigation

Freedom Map
Countries
Issues
Perspectives
Policy Recommendations

Expanding Freedom and Democracy

Quicklinks

Perspectives Blog
Find A Country
Explore The Map
Events

Mega Menu

Reports
Our Issues
Programs
- Free Them All: The Fred Hiatt Program to Free Political Prisoners
Policy Recommendations
- Testimony and Advocacy Letters
- Strengthening US Democracy
Countries
Events
Perspectives Blog
News Releases & Statements
- Media Center
About Us
Sign Up for Updates

Lebanon Protest

Perspectives

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

venezuela bibi borges

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

Perspectives

March 11, 2019

Moldovan Democracy Faces Risks after Inconclusive Elections

Perspectives

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

Perspectives

September 4, 2018

Occupied Crimea: Victims and Oppressors

Perspectives

August 30, 2018

Fifty Years On, the Challenges of 1968 Linger

Perspectives

August 23, 2018

In Algeria, an Islamist Threat Still Looms over Domestic Politics

Perspectives

August 22, 2018

How Lies about History Threaten Democracy Today

Perspectives

August 17, 2018

How India’s Assam Register Is Weaponizing Citizenship

Perspectives

August 16, 2018

pro-Kurdistan independence rally

Iraqi Kurdistan’s Upcoming Elections Could Deliver a Shock to the Middle East

Perspectives

August 6, 2018

Protesters in China

China: The Global Leader in Political Prisoners

Perspectives

July 26, 2018

Protest Signs

Colombia’s FARC Faces a Complex Path from Insurgency to Politics

Perspectives

July 24, 2018

putin trump russia usa ukraine yanukovych

Putin's Steering-Wheel Problem

Perspectives

July 18, 2018

Tank Cemetery

No More Excuses for Eritrea

Perspectives

July 17, 2018

Pagination

First page
Previous page
…
Page 5
Page 6
Page 7
Page 8
Current page 9
Page 10
Page 11
Page 12
Page 13
…
Next page
Last page

Freedom House Needs Your Support

Freedom House’s work was severely impacted by the US freeze on foreign aid earlier this year. Thanks to supporters like you, our efforts to expand and defend freedom continue. We need your support today to help sustain our work in 2026 and beyond. Donate now.

Be the first to know what's happening.

Join the Freedom House weekly newsletter

Footer Main Menu

Our Issues
Countries
Policy Recommendations
Explore the Map
Donate
News & Perspectives
Reports
Events
About
Careers

Address

1850 M St. NW Floor 11
Washington, DC 20036

General Inquiries

[email protected]

Press & Media

[email protected]

Footer Social Menu

Follow

Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Threads

Footer

Site Map
Contact Us
Manage Subscriptions
Privacy Policy
Content Permissions
Disclosure Statements

@2025 FreedomHouse