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Eurasia the ‘Least Free’ Region for Media
The majority of people in Eurasia live in countries with ‘Not Free’ media.
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Press Freedom Hits Decade Low
Global press freedom has fallen to its lowest level in over a decade, according to a Freedom House report released today. The decline was driven in part by major regression in several Middle Eastern...
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In Self-Promotion Abroad, Ecuador’s Correa Omits His Repression of Critics at...
While Ecuador's president Rafael Correa has been promoting himself through a public-relations campaign abroad, he has ratcheted up the suppression of critical voices within his own country. In Freedom...
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An Apology for the Danish Cartoon Crisis
One of the leading forces in the 2005–06 prophet Muhammad cartoon controversy, Danish Muslim activist Ahmed Akkari, now regrets his role as agitator and reveals a larger, more deliberate, and more...
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Thailand’s Swift Coup Belies a Difficult Transition Ahead
While the coup itself appeared deceptively simple, governing Thailand will be a more drawn out, complicated, and potentially bloody affair, writes Freedom House's Craig Blackburn.
View ArticleFreedom House Joins Archbishop Desmond Tutu, RFK Center, in Calling for End...
As Swaziland’s Chief Justice continues to undermine the judicial process by threatening judges who oppose him with arrest, Freedom House joins key organizations and individuals in calling on King...
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Support Freedom in China
Twenty-five years after the Tiananmen Square movement, Freedom House supports and speaks out on behalf of those who continue to struggle for human rights in China. Join us in the struggle to promote...
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Re-Thinking Democracy Promotion Amid Rising Authoritarianism
"We underestimate the profound importance of democracy promotion, but also its difficulty," stated Walter Russell Mead at the conference “Re-thinking Democracy Promotion Amid Rising Authoritarianism,”...
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Factors of Decline for Press Freedom in Mexico
Press freedom in Mexico has drastically declined in Mexico over the past decade, and although journalism is flourishing in some aspects, the environment for media has become dangerous, unstable, and...
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LGBTI People Caught in UN Clash between Universal Rights and ‘Traditional’...
LGBTI people have become victims of an ongoing crisis within global institutions regarding the intersection of universal human rights and cultural or “traditional” values.
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Freedom House Annual Awards Dinner
This year’s event honors Kenyan activist Maina Kiai and Congressman Frank Wolf with keynote remarks provided by former Russian political prisoner Mikhail Khodorkovsky, his first address in the United...
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Erdoğan’s Permanent Revolution
Turkey’s paramount leader is moving from the premiership to the presidency amid talk of constitutional change, but his divisive and autocratic governance style will remain the same.
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Q & A on Iraq with Zainab Al-Suwaij
How did ISIS manage to capture Mosul? Where is ISIS’s funding coming from? What is “jihad marriage” and how is it affecting the women who volunteer? Zainab al-Suwaij, executive director of the American...
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LGBTI People Face Harsh Laws in Both Free and Unfree Countries
The most egregious violators of LGBTI people’s human rights are authoritarian states, but even some democracies remain hostile environments for their gay and transgender citizens.
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The Struggle for the Internet in Turkey
Turkey is a battleground state for Internet regulation, as the population strives for a free internet yet has encountered a government whose policies attempt to restrict the online sphere, according to...
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Who Should Govern the Internet?
A certain group of countries want greater control over how the internet is run globally. As it turns out, they tend to be some of the worst offenders when it comes to censoring the web and arresting...
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Activist Story: Michel Thierry Antangana
Michel Thierry Antangana On May 12, 1997 Michel Thierry Antangana was arrested by Cameroon officials on the grounds of “organized crime” and spent the next 17 years in captivity. He was initially...
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Imprisoned Activist Speaks About Slavery in Mauritania
Freedom House Interview with Biram Dah Abeid On November 11, 2014, Biram Dab Abeid, a prominent Mauritanian anti-slavery activist, was beaten and arrested for his participation in an anti-slavery...
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You Make A Difference
Biram founded IRA-Mauritania in 2008 to speak out against slavery in Mauritania. On November 11, 2014 he and his colleagues were arrested in the rural village Rosso as they were continuing their...
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Freedom House Commentary on China: 2006-2014
Photo Credit: Jonah M. KesselAs President Barack Obama travels in Asia to emphasize the United States’ focus on the region, China and its domestic and foreign policies cast large shadows. Political...
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Belarus Must Play Fair, in Sports and Beyond
Fair Play Beyond Sports calls attention to the plight of Belarusian citizens and activists as Belarus hosts the Ice Hockey World Championship. To get involved, visit the campaign page.
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INTERACTIVE: Press Freedom in Charts
Use our interactive data tool to compare the press freedoms of regions and countries over time.
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Press Freedom Declines in Middle East
Declines in press freedom in the Middle East were partly due to regression in Egypt, Libya, and Jordan.
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Press Freedom Declines in United States
Photo Credit: Dod Photo by Glenn Fawcett The U.S. had its largest decline in press freedom of the last decade, as the government attempted to hinder reporting on national security issues.
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Freedom House on Russia: 2003-2014
While Russia’s annexation of Crimea was a nasty shock to many policymakers, it came as no surprise to analysts, such as Freedom House’s experts, who had followed Russia’s trajectory over the past...
View ArticleFreedom House Seeks Proposals for Analytical Briefs
Freedom House’s Nations in Transit seeks proposals from scholars, researchers and think tanks based in any country for forward-looking briefs on the following themes. The briefs will be published by...
View ArticleFreedom House Seeks Proposals for Essay on Arabic Media
Freedom House’s Freedom of the Press project seeks proposals from scholars, researchers, and think tanks based in any country for an examination of the following theme. The essay will be published by...
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10 Positive Developments in Africa in 2013
Freedom House’s latest Freedom in the World report paints a bleak picture of democracy and human rights in Africa overall, with 88 percent of the population living in countries designated either Not...
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