Countries and Territories - Freedom House
WEBFreedom 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 to vote to freedom of expression and equality before the law—can be affected by state or nonstate actors. Click on a country name below to access the full country narrative report.
NEW REPORT: Global Battle over Internet Regulation Has Major ...
WEBSep 21, 2021 · Governments around the world are increasingly asserting their authority over technology platforms, forcing businesses to comply with censorship and surveillance and contributing to an 11th consecutive year of global decline in internet freedom, according to Freedom on the Net 2021, the annual country-by-country assessment of internet freedom released today by Freedom House.
NEW REPORT: Authoritarian Rule Challenging Democracy as …
WEBFeb 24, 2022 · Authoritarians in every region are working together to consolidate power and accelerate their attacks on democracy and human rights, according to Freedom in the World 2022: The Global Expansion of Authoritarian Rule.Political rights and civil liberties have declined worldwide for each of the past 16 years, raising the prospect that autocracy could overtake democracy as the governance model ...
What Is Democracy, and Why Does Defending It Matter?
WEBAug 12, 2024 · Democracy is the only system of government that holds leaders accountable to the people and protects their rights. While not perfect, it is the form of government that best enables people to live freely and with dignity, and that creates the strongest incentives for leaders to serve the people’s interests rather than the reverse.
Explore the Map - Freedom House
WEBFreedom in the World assigns a freedom score and status to 210 countries and territories. Click on the countries to learn more. Global freedom statuses are calculated on a weighted scale. Freedom on the Net measures internet freedom in 70 countries. Click on the highlighted countries for data from our 2022 report.
New Report: The global decline in democracy has accelerated
WEBWashington - March 3, 2021 — Authoritarian actors grew bolder during 2020 as major democracies turned inward, contributing to the 15th consecutive year of decline in global freedom, according to Freedom in the World 2021, the annual country-by-country assessment of political rights and civil liberties released today by Freedom House.. The report found that the share of countries designated ...
Freedom in the World 2021: Democracy under Siege | Freedom …
WEBIndia, the world’s most populous democracy, dropped from Free to Partly Free status in Freedom in the World 2021. The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and its state-level allies continued to crack down on critics during the year, and their response to COVID-19 included a ham-fisted lockdown that resulted in the dangerous and ...
Beijing’s Global Media Influence Report 2022 | Freedom House
WEBThe Chinese government has expanded its global media footprint. The intensity of Beijing’s media influence efforts was designated as High or Very High in 16 of the 30 countries examined in this study, which covers the period from January 2019 to December 2021. In 18 of the countries, the Chinese regime’s efforts increased over the course of ...
China's information isolation, new censorship rules, transnational ...
WEBCensorship, security concerns accompany Clubhouse app usage in China . A rare window of openness: Although it debuted globally in April 2020, Clubhouse—an invite-only iPhone audio chat app—became popular in China in early February 2021 after Elon Musk publicly joined the platform, and “Clubhouse Invite Code” trended on Weibo on February 1. . While a relatively small proportion of ...
United States: Freedom in the World 2021 Country Report
WEBOverview. 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 other civil liberties. However, in recent years its democratic institutions have suffered erosion, as reflected in partisan pressure on ...