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November 21, 2024 at 11:35 AM

Authoritarians Clamp Down on VPNs

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November 21, 2024 at 10:59 AM

NEW: China Dissent Monitor, Issue 9

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November 14, 2024 at 11:48 AM

EU Outsourcing Human Rights Responsibilities

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November 13, 2024 at 6:07 PM

Freedom House Announces Brian Tronic as New Director for Free Them All: The Fred Hiatt Program to Free Political Prisoners

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November 11, 2024 at 2:06 PM

NEW REPORT: Azerbaijani Regime Ethnically Cleansed Nagorno-Karabakh According to International Fact-Finding Mission

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November 7, 2024 at 4:03 PM

Freedom House and Staff Union Sign First Collective-Bargaining Agreement

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November 7, 2024 at 1:01 PM

Israel Cannot Remain a Democracy Without Protecting Press Freedom

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November 6, 2024 at 8:13 PM

United States: Freedom House Urges Recommitment to Democratic Principles After Trump Election Victory

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October 31, 2024 at 2:57 PM

Freedom House Executive Board Selects Free Expression Champion and Global Advocate Suzanne Nossel as President and CEO

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October 31, 2024 at 11:15 AM

In The Gambia, A Victory for Women and Girls

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October 28, 2024 at 10:28 AM

Concerned about political violence?

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October 24, 2024 at 11:33 AM

Protecting and Defending America’s Elections

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October 22, 2024 at 10:48 AM

Rising Political Violence in America

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October 17, 2024 at 11:00 AM

To Safeguard Democracy, We Must Rebuild Trust Online

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October 16, 2024 at 1:39 PM

NEW REPORT: Election Meddling and a Growing Assault on Free Expression Online Led to the 14th Consecutive Year of Decline in Global Internet Freedom

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  Freedom House Events · [email protected]
October 15, 2024 at 10:22 AM

📢TOMORROW: Freedom on the Net 2024 Report Launch

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October 14, 2024 at 3:42 PM

Join us for a discussion on rising political violence in America

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  Freedom House Events · [email protected]
October 11, 2024 at 10:21 AM

📢Join us NEXT WEEK for the launch of Freedom on the Net 2024

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October 10, 2024 at 11:27 AM

Ahead of COP29, the International Community Must Advocate for Human Rights

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October 7, 2024 at 2:35 PM

A Year after the Hamas Attack on Israel, a Ceasefire Agreement and the Release of Hostages Are Long Overdue

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October 7, 2024 at 10:25 AM

🔔NEXT WEEK: Freedom on the Net 2024 Report Launch

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October 4, 2024 at 11:15 AM

Join us for the Freedom on the Net 2024 Report Launch

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October 3, 2024 at 11:21 AM

Lessons in Democracy and Activism from Latin America and the Caribbean

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  Freedom House | China Media Bulletin · [email protected]
October 1, 2024 at 1:44 PM

The Boomerang Effect of Beijing’s Economic Censorship

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September 30, 2024 at 2:54 PM

RSVP: Freedom on the Net 2024 Report Launch

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September 26, 2024 at 11:34 AM

An Attack on Ukrainian Children

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September 24, 2024 at 2:36 PM

Sudan: The United States Must Do More to Stop Violence in Sudan as External Actors Prolong Fighting

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September 23, 2024 at 3:18 PM

RSVP: Freedom on the Net 2024 Report Launch

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September 19, 2024 at 11:15 AM

Pushing Back Against the Erosion of Trust in US Elections

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September 16, 2024 at 7:04 PM

RSVP: Freedom on the Net 2024 Report Launch

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September 12, 2024 at 11:22 AM

A Freedom-focused Foreign Policy

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  Freedom House | China Media Bulletin · [email protected]
September 9, 2024 at 12:12 PM

Former aid to New York governors arrested, Released journalist detained again, National internet ID system set to launch

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September 5, 2024 at 11:22 AM

8 Things We’ve Learned About Protests in China

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August 29, 2024 at 11:18 AM

Preventing Disaster in Bangladesh

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August 22, 2024 at 2:34 PM

NEW REPORT: Authoritarians Tighten Controls on Freedom of Movement as Part of a Growing Repression Toolkit to Stifle Dissent Worldwide

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August 22, 2024 at 10:28 AM

Mobility Restrictions as a Form of Repression

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August 15, 2024 at 10:27 AM

Three Years after the Fall of Kabul

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August 12, 2024 at 2:45 PM

Reminder: A few questions about the China Media Bulletin

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August 8, 2024 at 11:04 AM

"Revolving Door” of Political Prisoners in Belarus

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August 6, 2024 at 7:56 PM

A few quick questions about the China Media Bulletin

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August 1, 2024 at 4:22 PM

Russia: Freedom House Welcomes Regime’s Release of Political Prisoners and Foreign Hostages

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August 1, 2024 at 1:40 PM

Summer Olympics underway, food security scandals set off public outcry, jailed human rights lawyer mistreated

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August 1, 2024 at 11:24 AM

Putting the US Election in Perspective

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July 31, 2024 at 2:51 PM

Venezuela: Freedom House Condemns Maduro Regime’s Efforts to Manipulate Election, Increasing Repression

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July 25, 2024 at 11:33 AM

A Turbulent Start to the Year of Global Elections

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July 19, 2024 at 11:03 AM

Senator Mark Warner and Representative Mike Turner to Join Freedom House and Ronald Reagan Institute Event on Foreign Influence in American Elections

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July 18, 2024 at 1:15 PM

RSVP: Forging Resilience to Beijing's Information Influence

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July 18, 2024 at 10:51 AM

Hungary Versus Brussels on the Diplomatic Stage

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July 14, 2024 at 4:56 PM

United States: Assassination Attempt against Trump Is an Assault on Democracy

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July 11, 2024 at 11:32 AM

Taiwan’s Overlooked Protest Movement

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