US Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Roger F. Wicker (R-MS) each received Freedom House’s Leadership Award, which recognizes outstanding dedication to principled US leadership on the world stage and ...

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Zhang is an outspoken journalist, and one of many Chinese citizens who are imprisoned for exercising their right to freedom of the press and expression. Zhang Zhan was first detained on 14 May 2020, ...

Anna Kwok is the executive director of Hong Kong Democracy Council, a nongovernmental organization based in Washington, DC. In July 2023, she was among a first group of eight people against whom the ...

A country or territory’s Freedom in the World status depends on its aggregate Political Rights score, on a scale of 0–40, and its aggregate Civil Liberties score, on a scale of 0–60. See the ...

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A country or territory’s Freedom in the World status depends on its aggregate Political Rights score, on a scale of 0–40, and its aggregate Civil Liberties score, on a scale of 0–60. See the ...

9 de mayo 2025. Las organizaciones internacionales firmantes expresamos nuestra preocupación por la escalada de persecución y las amenazas de criminalización que viven periodistas del medio digital sa ...

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 ...

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 ...

British authorities must prioritize human rights when reviewing Beijing’s plans for a new “super embassy” in London. The dispute in London is emblematic of a larger, global dilemma. The Chinese ...