Media outlets in Poland, Hungary, and Italy are battling legal threats from powerful politicians and businesspeople seeking to silence journalists and avoid accountability. Media outlets across Europe ...

The Freedom on the Net project builds the capacity of its network of researchers—in-country bloggers, academics, journalists, and tech experts chosen for their promise and expertise—by providing the ...

Even as Americans remain committed to the ideals of democracy, a majority see democracy in the United States as weak and getting weaker, according to a national survey jointly commissioned by Freedom ...

Freedom House’s co-founder, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, said that “a democratic government represents the sum total of the ...

The two countries should build on recent progress by coordinating cross-agency efforts and strengthening resilience among ...

Saudi Arabia’s absolute monarchy restricts almost all political rights and civil liberties. No officials at the national level are elected. The regime relies on pervasive surveillance, the ...

The ratings are based on a scale of 1 to 7, with 7 representing the highest level of democratic progress and 1 the lowest. The Democracy Score is an average of ratings for the categories tracked in a ...

双月刊《中国媒体快报》在与中华人民共和国言论审查、新闻自由以及互联网自由相关的事件上提供独特见解。每期内容取自中英文的资料、报导与访谈。 主要事件或趋势的特写 聚焦热门的被审查图片 有关媒体、网民维权活动以及立法变动的最新新闻 追踪中国 ...

Freedom House is founded on the core conviction that freedom flourishes in democratic nations where governments are accountable to their people. Violence and the repression of political opponents ...

Countries are ranked according to a selection of key election-related indicators, where 0 is the worst and 100 is the best. Learn more about the project. Election Vulnerability Index indicators are ...

The United States is a federal republic whose people benefit from a vibrant political system, a strong rule-of-law tradition, robust freedoms of expression and religious belief, and a wide array of ...

At least 55 governments around the world restrict freedom of movement in order to punish, coerce, or control people they view as threats or political opponents. The four main tactics for controlling ...