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Special Reports

As a part of our research and publications portfolio, Freedom House produces a number of special research initiatives, including special reports, analytical briefs, and policy briefs.

Freedom House - Election Watch for the Digital Age

Election Watch for the Digital Age

Freedom House is piloting a new research initiative to investigate the interplay between digital platforms and election integrity. Election Watch for the Digital Age equips technology companies, civil society organizations, and policymakers with a data-driven resource for evaluating the human rights impact of internet platforms on a country’s electoral process. 

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Special Reports

Relatives of government opponents who remain detained in different prisons hold signs with their portraits and names during a protest in Caracas in December 2020. (Image Credit: Yuri CORTEZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Defending Latin American Human Rights and Democracy Activists

Special Report

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Civic Mobilization in Authoritarian Contexts

Special Report

Demonstrators gather on the National Mall to protest racial injustice. An image of George Floyd is held up in front of the Washington Monument.

From Crisis to Reform: A Call to Strengthen America’s Battered Democracy

Special Report

Freedom House - Transnational Repression

Out of Sight, Not Out of Reach

Transnational Repression

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COVID-19 & the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Southern Africa

Special Report

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Democracy under Lockdown

Special Report

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User Privacy or Cyber Sovereignty?

Special Report

Justice for Jamal Khashoggi transnational repression

Perspectives on “Everyday” Transnational Repression in an Age of Globalization

Special Report

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The Internationalization of Universities and the Repression of Academic Freedom

Special Report

Turkey protest Uighurs Istanbul transnational repression

At Home and Abroad: Coercion-by-Proxy as a Tool of Transnational Repression

Special Report

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The Importance of Defending Diaspora Activism for Democracy and Human Rights

Special Report

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The Digital Transnational Repression Toolkit, and Its Silencing Effects

Special Report

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Advocacy in Restricted Spaces: A Toolkit for Civil Society

Special Report

Georgian police officers cordon off the area in central Tbilisi where Orthodox believers and anti-gay activists stage a rally marking the International Day against Homophobia. (Photo Credit: Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images)

A New Eurasian Far Right Rising

Special Report

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Beijing's Global Megaphone

Special Report

Policy Briefs

Ukrainians protest ban of abolish the ban of the VKontakte social media network in Kyiv

Should Ukraine Drop Sanctions against Russian Tech Companies?

Policy Brief

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Democratic Crisis in Hong Kong: Recommendations for Policymakers

Policy Brief

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Turkey’s Missile Diplomacy: Recommendations for US Sanctions

Policy Brief

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Dealing with the New Turkey: Recommendations for US Policy after the Elections

Policy Brief

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Democratic Backsliding in Tunisia: The Case for Renewed International Attention

Policy Brief

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Reform in Ethiopia: Turning Promise into Progress

Policy Brief

Analytical Briefs

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Ультраправий екстремізм як загроза українскій демократії

Analytical Brief

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Hostile Takeover: How Law and Justice Captured Poland’s Courts

Analytical Brief

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Far-right Extremism as a Threat to Ukrainian Democracy

Analytical Brief

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Kyrgyzstan's 2016 Constitutional Referendum

Analytical Brief

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Constitution-making in Southern Africa

Analytical Brief

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Why Democracy Matters to Kenya

Analytical Brief

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