Articles by Freedom House
Last year saw 23 governments engage in transnational repression to silence critics
“Governments perpetrated 160 total incidents of physical transnational repression across 34 countries in 2024, including assassinations, abductions, assaults, detentions, and unlawful deportations” – Freedom House
Guatemala: When hope and reality collide
Despite the enormous challenges ahead, Guatemalan citizens, civil society, and democratic governments can remain cautiously hopeful about Arévalo’s second year in office.
How public leaders can – and should – protect US elections
Despite having an election system that is free, fair, and secure, the United States is again awash in false and misleading narratives about the potential for election fraud.
Lessons in democracy and activism from Latin America and the Caribbean: Insights from an expert
Freedom House interviewed Jacquie Marte, Program Manager on their Latin America and Caribbean programs team, to discuss her experiences working alongside leaders shaping the future of democracy in the region.
The boomerang effect of Beijing’s economic censorship
“Suppressing unwelcome news and faking optimism creates an environment in which mistakes are not corrected and errors compound.”
As false US election narratives multiply, several promising initiatives are working to defend the democratic process
The yearslong effort to sow doubt about America’s generally free and fair elections poses real risks for the 2024 balloting.
At least 55 governments have used mobility controls against dissidents in the last decade
Authoritarians use a variety of travel restrictions to make life harder for dissidents at home and in exile. Democratic countries that host exiles can do more to defend their freedom of movement and ensure their safety.
Open letter on technology-enabled political violence in Venezuela
The crisis in Venezuela has seen a significant deployment of the surveillance and control apparatus that the state has built up over recent years. This apparatus has been repeatedly denounced by civil society and organizations defending internet freedom in the country.