Transnational Repression Perpetrators Map
More governments are participating in transnational repression to silence dissent beyond their borders for the first time – including Belarus,…
Theme: Authoritarianism
5 Reports in 50 Seconds
As we look ahead to 2023, here are the major takeaways from our biggest reports of 2022
Defending Latin American Human Rights and Democracy Activists
The study undertakes an institutional and organizational landscape analysis to: determine which entities, organizations and individuals are involved in the…
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…
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…