The Iranian regime’s expansive definition of who constitutes a threat to the Islamic Republic contributes to the breadth and intensity of its transnational repression campaign. The Iranian regime’s ...

Autocrats have taken the helm of the UN Cybercrime Convention and this year’s Internet Governance Forum, part of a much ...

While headlines tend to focus on the assassination of high-profile dissidents living in exile, the targeting of groups of diaspora members is no less troubling. In Thailand, the deportation of over ...

The removal of Bashar al-Assad from power has created an opportunity to chart a brighter future for the people of Syria.

Zefzafi is a Moroccan political activist and leader of the 2016-2017 Hirak Rif Movement, which sparked the largest protests ...

Escalating arrests, raids, and targeted attacks against people exercising their fundamental right to assembly and freedom of ...

Elections in 2024 presented a mixed picture: largely competitive contests in democracies, sham polls in autocracies, and ...

The Florida senator has an opportunity to strengthen Donald Trump’s mixed record on holding Beijing accountable for abuses.

WASHINGTON— In response to President Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, both for crimes for which he has been convicted and for potential crimes for which he may face prosecution, Freedom House ...

The pandemic is fueling digital repression worldwide. The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating a dramatic decline in global internet freedom. For the 10th consecutive year, users have experienced an ...

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This special report documents how ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh were intentionally subjected to regular attacks, intimidation, deprivation of basic rights and adequate living conditions, and ...