Lebanon Protest

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

In His Own Words: The Preoccupations of Hungary’s Viktor Orbán

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April 4, 2018

Quiz: Real World or Westeros?

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April 1, 2018

Freedom in the World: Westeros

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April 1, 2018

A New President Aims to Restore South African Democracy

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March 29, 2018

Do Ukrainian Media Practice Self-Censorship?

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March 27, 2018

A Crisis in Togo Tests West Africa’s Democratic Mettle

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March 22, 2018

The Twilight of Putinism

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March 14, 2018

A Month of Potemkin Elections

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March 14, 2018

Russia’s Make-Believe Elections Reflect a Serious Global Problem

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March 12, 2018

Kazakhstan Holds Citizens Hostage in Pursuit of Regime Opponent

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March 12, 2018

Dispatch from Belgrade: Vučić for the nation, state, and now city

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March 6, 2018

How to Respond to Beijing’s Growing Influence Abroad

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February 28, 2018

Ahead of a Fake Election, Russia Remembers the Murder of a Real Opposition Leader

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February 27, 2018

Australia: Undermining Encryption Creates Unacceptable Security Risks

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February 21, 2018

Bangladesh Should Legalize SIM Cards for Rohingya Refugees

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February 20, 2018

Свобода об’єднань у вільному падінні: законопроекти, які підривають українські неурядові організації

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February 20, 2018

Freedom of Association in Freefall: Draft Laws Undermine Ukraine’s NGOs

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February 14, 2018

10 Countries to Watch in 2018

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February 12, 2018

Investigative Journalism in China Is Struggling to Survive

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February 8, 2018

Tunisian Democracy Stands at the Precipice

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February 5, 2018

Azerbaijan Is on a Collision Course with the Council of Europe

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February 1, 2018

The Bureaucratic Assault on a Liberal Russian University

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January 31, 2018

To Find an Authoritarian, Just Follow the Scapegoat

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January 29, 2018

We looked at the state of democracy around the world, and the results are grim

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January 18, 2018

As Global Democracy Declines, Trump Embraces Dictators

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January 18, 2018

Will Trump Encourage Repression in Kazakhstan?

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January 15, 2018

The Governance Failures Driving Iran’s Protests

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January 3, 2018

Zimbabwe’s Coup Has Not Set It Free

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November 21, 2017

Meet the Faces of Internet Freedom

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November 14, 2017

The Case against Turkish Philanthropist Osman Kavala

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November 9, 2017

Mientras sus ciudadanos sufren, Venezuela exporta corrupción

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November 6, 2017

Moldova’s Media Struggle to Shake Off Political Influence

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October 31, 2017

Election Season Is a Perilous Time for Internet Freedom

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October 30, 2017

As Its Own Citizens Suffer, Venezuela Exports Corruption

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October 25, 2017

East African States Adopt China’s Playbook on Internet Censorship

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October 24, 2017

Thought Crimes and Guilt by Association in Turkey

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October 23, 2017

The Far Right’s Gains Challenge German Democracy

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October 18, 2017

A Journalist’s Death Highlights Obstacles for Maltese Press

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October 18, 2017

Does Democracy’s Toehold in Myanmar Outweigh the Lives of the Rohingya?

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October 17, 2017

U.S. Congress Should Call Ethiopia’s Bluff

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October 16, 2017