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Published on August 5, 2026 - 05:13 GMT

Freedom House and Rutgers Democracy Lab Announce New Strategic Partnership to Strengthen Democracy and Freedom Online

Washington, DC and New Brunswick, NJ — Freedom House and Rutgers Democracy Lab are pleased to announce a strategic partnership connecting Rutgers students with Freedom House's leading experts on media and technology. The partnership will produce new …

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Published on August 1, 2026 - 01:55 GMT

Authoritarian Collaboration Fueled Transnational Repression in 2025

WASHINGTON—Thirty governments reached beyond their borders in 2025 to assassinate, assault, kidnap, detain, deport, and threaten their critics, according to a new report released by Freedom House. The report, Collaboration and Resistance: Tracking …

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Published on August 1, 2026 - 01:55 GMT

Freedom House Welcomes New Board Members Margaret Hoover, David Pressman

WASHINGTON—Freedom House is pleased to announce that journalist Margaret Hoover and former US Ambassador to Hungary David Pressman are joining the Freedom House Board. “On behalf of the entire Freedom House Board, I am thrilled to welcome Margaret Hoover …

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Published on July 30, 2026 - 12:48 GMT

Freedom House and Rutgers Democracy Lab Announce New Strategic Partnership to Strengthen Democracy and Freedom Online

Washington, DC and New Brunswick, NJ — Freedom House and Rutgers Democracy Lab are pleased to announce a strategic partnership connecting Rutgers students with Freedom House's leading experts on media and technology. The partnership will produce new …

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Published on July 19, 2026 - 00:54 GMT

Cuba: Freedom House Welcomes Release of Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, Calls for Release of Other Political Prisoners

WASHINGTON—Cuban authorities have released political prisoner Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara. Otero Alcántara is an award-winning artist and activist who cofounded the San Isidro Movement to protest the Cuban regime’s increasing censorship of free expression …

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Published on July 18, 2026 - 01:06 GMT

Joint Statement: Urgent Call to Thai Government to Halt the Forcible Return of Journalist Bai Zhaodong to China

We, the undersigned press freedom, journalists', human rights, and international organisations, urgently call on the Thai authorities to refrain from forcibly returning detained Chinese journalist Bai Zhaodong to China. This appeal follows …

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Published on July 17, 2026 - 02:16 GMT

Leading Global Voices Call for Renewed Solidarity in Support of the Iranian People

WASHINGTON—Leading democracy organizations and experts issued a joint statement, released today by Freedom House, to emphasize that the future of Iran should belong to its people. At a moment of heightened uncertainty, the statement underscores that the …

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Published on July 14, 2026 - 18:25 GMT

Joint Statement by Hong Kong Diaspora Condemning Beijing’s Ethnic Unity Law and Its Assault on Communities in China and Beyond

We, the undersigned Hong Kong diaspora and civil society organizations, together with allied groups around the world, jointly condemn the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress (“the EUPL”), which took effect on 1 …

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Published on July 14, 2026 - 18:25 GMT

China: Freedom House Welcomes Release of Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, Calls on CCP to Release Other Detained Zion Church Members and ...

WASHINGTON—Chinese authorities have released political prisoner Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri after nearly nine months of detention, during which he had almost no contact with the outside world. Pastor Jin founded and led Zion Church, one of China’s largest …

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Published on July 5, 2026 - 05:44 GMT

China: Freedom House Welcomes Release of Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, Calls on CCP to Release Other Detained Zion Church Members and ...

WASHINGTON—Chinese authorities have released political prisoner Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri after nearly nine months of detention, during which he had almost no contact with the outside world. Pastor Jin founded and led Zion Church, one of China’s largest …

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Published on May 22, 2026 - 03:39 GMT

Freedom House Honors 2026 Award Recipients; Launches 85th Anniversary Campaign

WASHINGTON—Freedom House recognized a distinguished group of advocates for democracy and freedom at its Annual Awards ceremony last night in Washington, DC, and launched “Investing in Freedom’s Future,” a campaign marking its 85th anniversary aimed at …

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Published on April 20, 2026 - 17:54 GMT

Leading Global Voices Call for Renewed Solidarity in Support of the Iranian People

WASHINGTON—Leading democracy organizations and experts issued a joint statement, released today by Freedom House, to emphasize that the future of Iran should belong to its people. At a moment of heightened uncertainty, the statement underscores that the …

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Published on April 4, 2024 - 11:30 GMT

How Washington and Brussels became a Spider-Man meme

POLITICO’s weekly transatlantic tech newsletter uncovers the digital relationship between critical power-centers through exclusive insights and breaking news for global technology elites and political influencers. By MARK SCOTT Send tips here | Subscribe …

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Published on April 3, 2024 - 15:19 GMT

Opinion | There is still some life left in Turkey’s democracy

Voters in Turkey delivered a strong and unmistakable rebuke to increasingly authoritarian President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling party in municipal elections Sunday. They handed the opposition the largest share of the vote and control of the country …

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