No inauguration ceremony can legitimize Maduro’s fraudulent claim to have won the July 2024 presidential election.

The ability to forge broad and diverse coalitions is a signature asset of democratic politics, and it is needed now more than ...

“We are thrilled that Mubarak Bala has been freed from his unjust imprisonment in Nigeria after spending four years behind bars simply for expressing his religious views on Facebook. We offer our ...

The Executive Board will launch a new search for Freedom House President.

WASHINGTON—Following the passing of President Jimmy Carter, Freedom House interim president Nicole Bibbins Sedaca issued the following statement: ...

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While 2024 was a year of conflict and upheaval, it was also marked by perseverance, determination, and people’s unwavering ...

The United States is a federal republic whose people benefit from a vibrant political system, a strong rule-of-law tradition, robust freedoms of expression and religious belief, and a wide array of ...

To Freedom House’s friends and supporters: With roughly half the world’s population voting in elections in 2024, we knew it would be a consequential year for democracy and freedom. The polls took ...

The Iranian regime’s expansive definition of who constitutes a threat to the Islamic Republic contributes to the breadth and intensity of its transnational repression campaign. The Iranian regime’s ...