Freedom House rates people’s access to political rights and civil liberties in 210 countries and territories through its annual Freedom in the World report. Individual freedoms—ranging from the right ...

Houlton Dannenberg is the Senior Specialist for Social Strategy and Digital Content at Freedom House. Previously, they worked with the Center for European Policy Analysis, e-International Relations, ...

The Executive Board will launch a new search for Freedom House President.

Freedom House is founded on the core conviction that freedom flourishes in democratic nations where governments are accountable to their people. In what was a consequential year for freedom and ...

WASHINGTON—Following the passing of President Jimmy Carter, Freedom House interim president Nicole Bibbins Sedaca issued the following statement: ...

While 2024 was a year of conflict and upheaval, it was also marked by perseverance, determination, and people’s unwavering ...

The United States is a federal republic whose people benefit from a vibrant political system, a strong rule-of-law tradition, robust freedoms of expression and religious belief, and a wide array of ...

To Freedom House’s friends and supporters: With roughly half the world’s population voting in elections in 2024, we knew it would be a consequential year for democracy and freedom. The polls took ...

Autocrats have taken the helm of the UN Cybercrime Convention and this year’s Internet Governance Forum, part of a much larger trend to advance authoritarian norms in the international system. Hosting ...