The 52nd edition of Freedom in the World finds that 60 countries experienced declines in their political rights and civil ...

Freedom in the World 2025 finds that violence and armed conflict drove the 19th consecutive year of decline in global freedom ...

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Democracies, as a matter of their own survival, must demonstrate basic solidarity and prevent the outright conquest of other ...

Vladimir Putin and his enablers must be held accountable for violations of international law and national sovereignty.

Freedom in the World is an annual global report on political rights and civil liberties, composed of numerical ratings and descriptive texts for each country and a select group of territories. The ...

Protecting and Promoting Internet Freedom For Policymakers Protect privacy and security Strictly regulate the use of surveillance tools and personal-data collection by government and law enforcement ...

Media freedom has been deteriorating around the world over the past decade. In some of the most influential democracies in the world, populist leaders have overseen concerted attempts to throttle the ...

The following countries—and one territory—featured important developments in 2020 that affected their democratic trajectory, and deserve special scrutiny in 2021. The road to an open democratic ...

The pandemic is fueling digital repression worldwide. The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating a dramatic decline in global internet freedom. For the 10th consecutive year, users have experienced an ...

The recommendations listed below are intended to constrain the ability of states to commit acts of transnational repression and to increase accountability for perpetrators of transnational repression.