The Australian government has shown awareness of transnational repression and conducted outreach to diaspora communities, but the country’s legislative and sanctions framework are in need of reform to ...

This special report details how the Belarusian regime displaces, indoctrinates, reeducates, and militarizes Ukrainian children in the service of the broader Russian state policy of eradicating ...

The Gambia’s political rights rating improved from 7 to 6 due to opposition candidate Adama Barrow’s victory in the December 2016 presidential election, though the incumbent, Yahya Jammeh, was ...

The Chinese government’s media influence efforts have increased since 2019 in most of the 30 countries under study, but democratic pushback has often curbed their impact. The Chinese government, under ...

Influence efforts ongoing, as bilateral relationship deteriorates: The deadly military clash between India and China in June 2020 in the disputed Galwan Valley border region prompted a marked ...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a federation of seven emirates. Limited elections are held for a federal advisory body, but political parties are banned, and all executive, legislative, and judicial ...

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Freedom House is seeking motivated candidates interested in analyzing democracy for the eight-month Freedom in the World 2025-2026 Junior Fellowship program. Freedom House is seeking motivated ...

Calling upon democratic governments to acknowledge and commit to addressing the increasingly prevalent phenomenon of transnational repression. The Declaration of Principles to Combat Transnational ...

Rory MacFarquhar is currently Senior Vice President for International Institutions Engagement at Mastercard. He served for six years in the National Security Council and Treasury Department during the ...

Charlie Kirk’s murder in Utah is the latest in a series of attacks that threaten the basic operations of American politics, governance, and civil discourse. WASHINGTON—In response to the assassination ...

The support will help sustain Freedom House’s flagship annual report, which tracks the status of political rights and civil liberties around the world. “For more than half a century, Freedom in the ...