A Hungarian author, professor, and diplomat, Haraszti has dedicated his career to strengthening human rights and supporting ...

However, businesses are increasingly recognizing that they have a role to play in pushing back against authoritarian rule. Since the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022, more than 1 ...

A country or territory’s Freedom in the World status depends on its aggregate Political Rights score, on a scale of 0–40, and its aggregate Civil Liberties score, on a scale of 0–60. See the ...

“The values of Buddhist ideals and the China Dream agree and understand [each other].… Together they achieve the ideological foundation of the struggle and the dream of the great rejuvenation of the ...

The Dominican Republic holds regular elections that are relatively free. Pervasive corruption undermines state institutions and the use of excessive force by police is a problem. Discrimination ...

Far-right groups are growing in prominence and sophistication across Eurasia, particularly in countries where notable democratic and liberalizing reforms have taken place. These movements have emerged ...

Freedom House is founded on the core conviction that freedom flourishes in democratic nations where governments are accountable to their people. Gerardo Berthin and Annie Boyajian Selected as New ...

Global democracy has receded under pressure from authoritarian forces over the past 16 years, according to Freedom in the World. To help turn the tide, democratic governments and the private sector ...

This report was made possible by the generous support of the Achelis & Bodman Foundation, the Jyllands-Posten Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the William & Sheila Konar ...