IFES Annual Report 2021
This annual report covers the actions and achievements of IFES in 2021 around the world.
Theme: Tech & Democracy
IFES and IEBC Partner to Fight Hate During Kenyan Election
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission(IEBC), to counter the malicious impact of hate speech on the important elections #Kenya held yesterday.…
Cybersecurity is Fundamental to Elections
These two new IFES guides explain the fundamentals of electoral cybersecurity, making them essential for those working to support elections…
Stalking the messenger: Ending impunity for illegal surveillance
This post analyses issues of digital surveillance.
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…
User Privacy or Cyber Sovereignty?
This report examines the implications of data localization policies on users’ human rights. It begins by providing background on data…
Should Ukraine Drop Sanctions against Russian Tech Companies?
This report explores how Ukraine fundamentally altered its approach to regulating the internet in 2017 when it introduced economic restrictions…
Election Vulnerability Index
Freedom House has created a new Election Vulnerability Index consisting of key election-related indicators regarding a country’s political rights and…
Justice in the 21st Century
he year 2021, which is marked by our facing some of the cracks revealed in our system by the COVID-19…
Reflections and Distortions – The Electoral Impact of Media in Europe (Joint publication)
To analyse politics in our time, one must take into consideration the advancements in information technology, artificial intelligence – the…