Articles by Freedom House
Despite restrictions, citizens conducted hundreds of protests across China in recent months
The China Dissent Monitor recorded 668 instances of dissent from June to September 2022, as people spoke out against stalled housing projects, labor rights violations, fraud, COVID-19 policies, and state violence, among other grievances.
China: Historic 20th Party Congress characterized by propaganda, censorship, intimidation
Freedom House reported that the historic 20th Party Congress opened in Beijing alongside propaganda, censorship, intimidation, and a public act of dissent.
New report: Global internet freedom declines for 12th consecutive year
“The sharpest downgrades were documented in Russia, Myanmar, Sudan, and Libya… In at least 53 countries, users faced legal repercussions for expressing themselves online, often leading to draconian prison terms” – Freedom House
Brazil’s democracy confronts the looming threat of election denial
The courts, social media platforms, and others must work together to combat disinformation promoted by the incumbent president.
Freedom House welcomes Twitter’s legal challenge to Indian censorship
The lawsuit filed by Twitter seeks judicial review of orders issued under Article 69A of the IT Act, a broad law that has been used by authorities to censor political, social, and religious speech.
After 11J: What’s next in the Cuban struggle for freedom
To mark the one-year anniversary of the J11 protests in Cuba, Freedom House interviews Alessandra Pinna, director of programs for the Latin America and Caribbean region, to discuss what Cubans are doing to secure a freer future and how the international community can help.
Hong Kong: 25 years after handover, repression accelerating
“The electoral system has been gutted, prodemocracy and opposition activists arrested, independent media demolished, and internet freedom restricted. Put plainly: freedom has been crushed for the people of Hong Kong.”
What is being done to protect exiles?
Digital threats, spyware, and coercion by proxy means that – for millions of people around the world – transnational repression has become a common and institutionalised practice.