The United States should work with opposition leaders and the international community to ensure the release of political ...

The Iranian regime’s violent crackdown on protesters is its latest effort to stifle growing dissent.

The ratings are based on a scale of 1 to 7, with 7 representing the highest level of democratic progress and 1 the lowest. The Democracy Score is an average of ratings for the categories tracked in a ...

A small but determined sector of independent news organizations in Hungary are pioneering new ways to adapt and survive. In an environment dominated by well-funded progovernment outlets, independent ...

Scores are based on a scale of 0 (least free) to 100 (most free). See the methodology and report acknowledgements. France registered a minor improvement in internet freedom during the coverage period.

Conditions in Nagorno-Karabakh were examined in a separate report through the 2024 edition of Freedom in the World, in which the territory’s status declined from Partly Free to Not Free due to an ...

Freedom House is founded on the core conviction that freedom flourishes in democratic nations where governments are accountable to their people. Fostering New Dialogue, Innovative Ideas to Energize ...

Each scorecard below features a country’s Freedom in the World rating and score, Freedom on the Net rating and score (where applicable), and areas of concern in political rights and civil liberties ...