Cuba has faced economic crises before. This time, it is different. Over the past five years, roughly a quarter of the Cuban population has left, reflecting a profound loss of confidence in the country ...

The US-Iran MOU as currently formulated is likely to deepen repression for the Iranian people. The US can still shape an ...

The success of the American experiment is contingent upon renewal and the willingness of elected officials and ordinary people to stand up for democracy. On July 4, 1776, the United States’ founders ...

The European Parliament’s recent adoption of a resolution on transnational repression (TNR) represents the latest promising multilateral effort to address threats facing diaspora communities. This ...

In this issue: The National People’s Congress appoints Xi Jinping to a third term as head of state, while trying to adapt to new technologies and tighten CCP control. Surveillance intensifies in Tibet ...

In announcing the start of Operation Epic Fury, President Trump urged the people of Iran to “seize control of your destiny” and “take over your government.” But is anyone inside Iran hearing that ...

According to the 2026 edition of Freedom in the World, media freedom, personal expression, and due process registered the most severe deterioration over the last two decades. Freedom declined globally ...

Co-Chairman Smith, Co-Chairman McGovern, and esteemed members of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, thank you for organizing this important hearing. I appreciate the opportunity to testify before ...

The courts, a critical firewall against the undemocratic concentration of political power, are under pressure around the world and in the United States. Foundations of Freedom is a new series from ...

Starting in the summer of 2024, internet users in Pakistan experienced something mysterious. Messages to friends and family on WhatsApp, the most popular social media platform in the country, often ...

Freedom House has been tracking how governments across the world, over the past two decades, have increasingly used regulations, laws, and discrediting narratives to restrict civic space and the ...

Citizens in China are speaking out when their rights are violated. Freedom House’s China Dissent Monitor analyzes these protest actions—often uncovering broader trends in China’s politics and economy ...