After two years of devastation, the right of Palestinians and Israelis to live in peace and freedom cannot be postponed any ...

Ahead of the fifth anniversary of the detention of prominent Vietnamese journalist, writer and woman human rights defender Pham Doan Trang, an international coalition of non-governmental organisations ...

“Rather than strengthening protections against cybercrime, the UN Convention Against Cybercrime expands government authority ...

Saudi Arabia’s absolute monarchy restricts almost all political rights and civil liberties. No officials at the national level are elected. The regime relies on pervasive surveillance, the ...

The Gambia’s political rights rating improved from 7 to 6 due to opposition candidate Adama Barrow’s victory in the December 2016 presidential election, though the incumbent, Yahya Jammeh, was ...

The Australian government has shown awareness of transnational repression and conducted outreach to diaspora communities, but the country’s legislative and sanctions framework are in need of reform to ...

The Chinese government’s media influence efforts have increased since 2019 in most of the 30 countries under study, but democratic pushback has often curbed their impact. The Chinese government, under ...

This special report details how the Belarusian regime displaces, indoctrinates, reeducates, and militarizes Ukrainian children in the service of the broader Russian state policy of eradicating ...

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a federation of seven emirates. Limited elections are held for a federal advisory body, but political parties are banned, and all executive, legislative, and judicial ...

Rory MacFarquhar is currently Senior Vice President for International Institutions Engagement at Mastercard. He served for six years in the National Security Council and Treasury Department during the ...

Freedom House is seeking motivated candidates interested in analyzing democracy for the eight-month Freedom in the World 2025-2026 Junior Fellowship program. Freedom House is seeking motivated ...