President Noboa was elected to fight spiraling gang violence, but serious abuses are being reported under his crackdown.

An uptick in transnational repression perpetrated by the Iranian government against Persian-language journalists underscores the vulnerability of media outlets operating from exile and the need for ...

Freedom House works to assist civil society to defend and advance fundamental freedoms and rights enshrined in Turkey’s national and international obligations.

Freedom House is founded on the core conviction that freedom flourishes in democratic nations where governments are accountable to their people.

Sri Lanka has experienced improvements in political rights and civil liberties since 2015, and elections in recent years have generally been considered free and fair. The Election Commission of Sri ...

Voters in the United Kingdom (UK)—which includes the constituent countries of England, Scotland, and Wales along with the territory of Northern Ireland—will head to the polls on July 4, 2024, for the ...

TNR Watch provides monthly updates on the growing global threat of transnational repression.

See the Election Watch 2024 score and learn about democracy and freedom in United States.

Given the Cameroonian government’s ongoing persecution and arbitrary detention of journalists, the country has failed to meet a US statutory requirement on progress toward the rule of law and the ...

In this issue: How China-linked actors are deploying more Russian-style disinformation tactics around the world, COVID-19 censorship continues, media controls reinforce xenophobia, and China’s ...

In this issue: How internet freedom in China and Taiwan are worlds apart. Chinese regulator releases new guidelines to ensure the “Chinese Communist Party rules the internet.” Meanwhile, a law on ...

In this issue: How the Clubhouse app’s crack in the Great Firewall highlighted Chinese netizen’s isolation from global users; new restrictive rules for journalists, celebrities, and social media users ...