The ratings are based on a scale of 1 to 7, with 7 representing the highest level of democratic progress and 1 the lowest. The Democracy Score is an average of ratings for the categories tracked in a ...

Charlie Kirk’s murder in Utah is the latest in a series of attacks that threaten the basic operations of American politics, ...

A small but determined sector of independent news organizations in Hungary are pioneering new ways to adapt and survive. In an environment dominated by well-funded progovernment outlets, independent ...

Governments are increasingly purchasing sophisticated technology to monitor their citizens’ behavior on social media. Once the preserve of the world’s foremost intelligence agencies, this form of mass ...

In recent years, Guatemala has suffered an alarming democratic setback, especially in the fight against corruption. In May 2023, Freedom House joined seven international press freedom and freedom of ...

What was once a liberating technology has become a conduit for surveillance and electoral manipulation. Internet freedom is increasingly imperiled by the tools and tactics of digital authoritarianism, ...

Democratic governments should not be fooled by Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s recent attempts to curry favor with the United States.

Masha Donnelly is a Senior Program Officer working on Europe and Eurasia at Freedom House, where she manages programs focused on Russia and Belarus, supporting human rights defenders, countering ...