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Lebanon Protest

Perspectives

Freedom House analysts weigh in on the news of the day and threats to freedom and democracy

Hong Kong Apple Daily Founder Jimmy Lai

The Attacks on Hong Kong’s Media Just Keep Getting Worse

Perspectives

December 21, 2020

Southern Africa Indigenous peoples San art

The Impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous Peoples in Southern Africa

Perspectives

December 10, 2020

China's South Gate

Hong Kong’s Academic Freedom Withers under National Security Law

Perspectives

November 23, 2020

Xi

Recent Wins and Defeats for Beijing’s Global Media Influence Campaign

Perspectives

November 20, 2020

Protestors holding Moldova flags

Ensuring Democracy Holds in Moldova

Perspectives

November 20, 2020

Belarus Protest

Why is the Russian Orthodox Church Supporting Belarus’s Embattled Leader?

Perspectives

October 27, 2020

Arch Puddington Speaking at Freedom House

A Life Devoted to the Cause of Global Freedom

Perspectives

October 20, 2020

Jimmy Lai Hong Kong Apple Daily

Hong Kong Press Freedom Suffocates under Beijing’s National Security Law

Perspectives

October 8, 2020

Mining in Venezuela

Illegal Mining in Venezuela is Exacerbating Violence, Ecocide, and Global Corruption. The International Community Must Act.

Perspectives

October 1, 2020

Venezuela humanitarian crisis amid pandemic

Pandemic and Persecution in Venezuela

Perspectives

August 31, 2020

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An Effective Press Requires Gender Equality

Perspectives

August 19, 2020

Roma settlement tests

Coronavirus shows the need for a human rights–based approach to public health crises

Perspectives

August 3, 2020

India TikTok phone case at protest

India’s TikTok Ban Tightens the Government’s Grasp on the Internet

Perspectives

July 31, 2020

Perspective Belarus elections

Belarus is Ready for Change No Matter What Its President Thinks

Perspectives

July 20, 2020

Turkey Freedom of Expression during COVID

Turkey is Using Pandemic to Tighten Chokehold on Free Expression

Perspectives

July 20, 2020

Professor Hasen

How to Avoid an Election Crisis in November

Perspectives

July 8, 2020

Ukraine media personnel amid COVID

In Eastern Europe and Beyond, a Dearth of Guidance on Regulating Disinformation

Perspectives

July 8, 2020

Moscow protest amid COVID

On Social Control, the Kremlin’s Reach May Exceed Its Grasp

Perspectives

July 8, 2020

A Call to Democracy

The Pandemic’s Global Challenge to Democracy Should Be Met with a Global Response

Perspectives

June 25, 2020

Black Lives Matter Protest "Vote" Sign

COVID-19 is Poised to Deepen Racial Disenfranchisement in November

Perspectives

June 22, 2020

Black Lives Matter protest in Atlanta June 2020

How Domestic Spying Tools Undermine Racial Justice Protests

Perspectives

June 22, 2020

Black Lives Matter protests in NYC

How COVID-19 Restrictions Have Deepened Existing Inequality

Perspectives

June 8, 2020

Orban and Duda Democratic Decline

Poland and Hungary Must Not Be Ignored

Perspectives

May 26, 2020

Belarus volunteers during COVID-19

When Autocrats Fail, Civil Society Steps Up

Perspectives

May 26, 2020

Gendered COVID response

For Many LGBTI Communities, There Is No Shelter in Place

Perspectives

May 18, 2020

Religious freedom in India during COVID-19

State-Sponsored Religious Discrimination Rises with the Pandemic

Perspectives

May 18, 2020

Russia coronavirus pharmacy lockdown

As Coronavirus Cases Surge Across Russia, Putin Retreats

Perspectives

May 11, 2020

South Africa coronavirus pandemic stay home

Heavy-Handed Pandemic Responses Could Fuel Unrest in Southern Africa

Perspectives

May 11, 2020

Global Press Freedom and Democracy in Decline Graph

Media Restrictions Today Will Harm Democracy Tomorrow

Perspectives

May 2, 2020

Turkey Istanbul coronavirus spray disinfectant

As COVID-19 Threatens Turkey, Erdoğan’s Authoritarian Playbook May Undermine His Own Rule

Perspectives

April 27, 2020

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Refugees and Asylum Seekers Need Coronavirus Protections, Not Restrictions

Perspectives

April 27, 2020

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Beijing Covered Up COVID-19 Once. It Could Happen Again.

Perspectives

April 21, 2020

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Beijing’s Coronavirus Propaganda Has Both Foreign and Domestic Targets

Perspectives

April 20, 2020

italy coronavirus hospital

International Medical Aid to Italy: Solidarity or Propaganda?

Perspectives

April 20, 2020

FIW Africa Sub-Saharan Freedom Status map

Democratic Trends in Africa in Four Charts

Perspectives

April 17, 2020

Volunteer provides hand sanitizer to passengers entering a bus as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia .

Coronavirus Response Threatens Ethiopia’s Fragile Political Transition

Perspectives

April 13, 2020

Police stops citizen, commuters, entire country lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Why We Should Be Worried about India's Response to Coronavirus

Perspectives

April 13, 2020

Bolivia Evo Morales

Six Countries to Watch in 2020

Perspectives

April 9, 2020

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How to Protect Both Public Health and Privacy

Perspectives

April 6, 2020

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Hungary’s Troubling Coronavirus Response

Perspectives

April 6, 2020

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