How free is too free? Across Africa, media freedom is on the defensive
Popular support for media freedom – a majority view just three years ago – is now in the minority, exceeded…
Theme: Media Freedom
What we can learn from Ukraine about countering disinformation
It is still common for disinformation about Ukraine and the war in Ukraine to make its way into Western media.…
Special Report: Reviving News Media in an Embattled Europe
Freedom House conducted in-depth research and interviews with nearly 40 media professionals and experts in six countries: Estonia, France, Germany,…
The Disinformation landscape in West Africa and Beyond
This report examines several influence operation case studies from the West African region, with a particular emphasis on Mali, Burkina…
Disinformation as a Human Rights Abuse in the Context of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
The report, titled “Disinformation as a Human Rights Abuse in the Context of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine,” was prepared…
Global Hate and Far-right Extremist Groups
These reports detail how extremist groups in countries acoss the world are growing, threatening inclusive democracies and human rights, and…
Generation Identity: International White Nationalist Movement Spreading on Twitter and YouTube
This report by GPAHE provides an overview and analysis of white nationalist movements and their presence and engagement on the…
Democracies Under Threat How Loopholes for Trump’s Media Enabled The Global Rise of Far-Right Extremism
This report documents how exceptions from Media platform policies given to far-right political figures and political parties is causing online…
Complicit: The Human Cost of Facebook’s Disregard for Muslim Life
This report details Facebook’s damaging impact on Muslim communities in nine countries and demonstrates how Facebook has willfully ignored the…
Listen to the story of Ilja Kursov, a brave political activist for the liberal Партия Яблоко (Yabloko Party) 🍎, a member of the democratic movement Движение Весна / Vesna Movement 🌸, and a long-time supporter of Young World Federalists 🖐️, based in Barnaul (Siberia).
His recent arrest is just one of thousands of attempts by the Russian #dictatorship to silence the voices of citizens…