Nations in Transit 2021. The antidemocratic Turn
This report examines how attacks on democratic institutions are spreading faster than ever in Europe and Eurasia, and coalescing into…
Theme: Authoritarianism
Democratic Crisis in Hong Kong: Recommendations for Policymakers
This report analyses Freedom House’s tracking of the sharp democratic decline in Hong Kong over the last decade, alongside increasing…
Democracy under Lockdown: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Global Struggle for Freedom
Based on a survey of 398 journalists, civil society workers, activists, and other experts as well as research on 192…
From Crisis to Reform: A Call to Strengthen America’s Battered Democracy
This report examines how the ailments afflicting politics and governance in the United States have undercut its resilience in face…
Reversing the Tide: Towards a new US strategy to support democracy and counter authoritarianism
This report is both a call to action for US leadership and a roadmap for a practical, bipartisan path forward.…
False Panacea: Abusive Surveillance in the Name of Public Health
This article analyses how the public health crisis is laying a dangerous foundation for the future surveillance state. The pandemic…
Freedoms Under Threat: The Spread of Anti-NGO Measures in Africa
This report describes and analyzes the approaches that African governments are taking to impose restrictions that handicap NGO activity on…
A Stand for Human Rights
These video interviews explore how across Latin America and the Caribbean, human rights defenders continue to put their lives at…
Policy Recommendations: China
This document analyses how the Chinese government has tighten control at home and expand authoritarian tactics abroad, and the ways…
Policy Reccomendation: Combating Corruption
This document offers a list of recommendations to tackle corruption, a practice that undermines the freedom and the interests of…