Anna Kwok is the executive director of Hong Kong Democracy Council, a nongovernmental organization based in Washington, DC.

Twenty-five governments have agreed to a promising new initiative to combat the irresponsible use of commercial cyber ...

Freedom House helps citizens defend their rights against government abuses in several countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Freedom House supports civil society in Latin America and the ...

• Documented protest increased 21 percent year-on-year. During the first quarter of 2024, CDM logged 655 dissent events, a 21 percent increase over the same period in 2023. Labor protests (57 percent) ...

Jim Baird is the Public Relations Director at Freedom House, overseeing press engagement for the organization. Prior to joining Freedom House, Jim served in various strategic communications roles, ...

Meto Koloski is the director of development at Freedom House. Since joining in April 2022, he has led strategic fundraising efforts, built cross-sector donor partnerships, and strengthened ...

For over 50 years, Freedom in the World has been widely used by policymakers, researchers, students, international organizations, and investors. Donate today to help us ensure the future of this vital ...

José Daniel Ferrer García, presidente del Consejo para la Transición Democrática en Cuba (CTDC) y Coordinador General de la Unión Patriótica de Cuba (UNPACU) y promotor de CubaDecide, fue detenido con ...

Attacks on the rule of law can pave the way for broader abuses of power and the deterioration of fundamental freedoms.

Around the world, autocrats are detaining, prosecuting, and imprisoning legal and judicial professionals as part of a larger assault on the rule of law. In January 2025, a Russian court sentenced ...

Citizens in Serbia are demanding a free and just society, but it remains unclear whether the larger democratic community will lend its support. Last November, 15 people were killed when a canopy ...