Articles by Freedom House
On Right to Know Day, calls for UN to include free expression rights in development goals
More than 100 civil society organisations ask the UN Secretary General to recognise the importance of free expression rights in the sustainable development goals.
Venezuela’s unchecked repression ensures further unrest
The international press has largely shifted its focus away from Venezuela, but government repression has continued in less conspicuous forms.
The U.S. must lead in upholding net neutrality
The U.S.’ regulatory proposal “Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet” directly affects domestic internet policy, but it also undermines the position of the United States as an international leader on internet freedom.
Lyon Declaration: Global call to include access to information in UN development agenda
IFEX members and partners from around the world urge the UN to include access to information in the Agenda for the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals.
Internationally-known Bahraini photographer Ahmed Humaidan held for 18 months
Humaidan was sentenced on March 26, 2014 to ten years in prison for supposedly participating in an attack on a police station in Sitra on April 8, 2012. A court is due to rule on his appeal on August 25.
One year on, no justice for murdered LGBT activist in Cameroon
“It is hard to believe that over the course of a year authorities in Cameroon have not conducted a proper investigation into the murder of Eric Lembembe and that there have been no arrests, no court proceedings, and no justice served,” said Vukasin Petrovic, director of Africa programs at Freedom House.
Russia leads Eurasia’s break from the democratic world, report finds
Nations in Transit 2014, a new report by Freedom House, shows Russia as the model and inspiration for policies leading to a retreat from free institutions throughout Eurasia and bringing the region to a new, alarming level of repression during the past year.
How the Chinese are defying the Tiananmen censors
People in China find novel ways to bypass the censors during the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.