Investigations into the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election continued throughout the year, leading to hundreds of new convictions linked to the January 2021 attack on the Capitol, in …

Freedom House rates people’s access to political rights and civil liberties in 208 countries and territories through its annual Freedom in the World report. Individual freedoms—ranging from …

We recognized a distinguished slate of advocates for democracy and freedom around the globe at our Annual Awards in Washington, DC on May 20, 2025. Award recipients included …

In March, the US government imposed sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials for intimidating and harassing Hong Kong activists abroad. Such foreign policy responses from …

Since 1973, Freedom House has assessed the condition of political rights and civil liberties around the world. It is used on a regular basis by policymakers, journalists, academics, …

Aug 12, 2024 · Freedom House has been a source of expertise on the state of global freedom and democratic trends since the Second World War. We have been tracking freedom around …

Securing Elections For Policymakers. Improve transparency and oversight of online political advertisements. In the United States, the Honest Ads Act (S.1356/H.R.2592) would modernize …

The bicameral Parliament’s more powerful lower chamber, the House of Commons, has 650 members directly elected to serve five-year terms. Most members of the unelected House of …

Freedom House was founded in 1941 to rally policymakers and a broadly isolationist American public around the fight against Nazi Germany, and to raise awareness of the fascist threat to …

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