Freedom House

An overview of the restrictions and information manipulation imposed by Beijing authorities during the recently concluded Winter Olympics.

Sarah Cook of Freedom House writes about the different types of information restrictions that the Beijing government might use before, during, and after the 2022 Winter Olympics.

China continues to rank as the worst environment for internet freedom. The greatest deteriorations were documented in Myanmar, Belarus, and Uganda, where state forces cracked down amid electoral and constitutional crises.

Angeli Datt writes about the Beijing-backed actions that led to the dismantling of freedom of expression in Hong Kong.

Poland and Hungary stand out for their unparalleled democratic deterioration over the past decade, but the majority of countries evaluated in “Nations in Transit” are currently worse off than they were 10 years ago.

Seven of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy figures were convicted of organizing and taking part in an “unauthorized assembly” in August 2019. It was a massive protest attended by more than a million people who were protesting the proposed amendments to the extradition law.

A new Freedom House report on transnational repression demonstrates how dozens of governments around the world systemically employ violence against exiles and diasporas, reaching beyond national borders to silence dissent.

Freedom House said the unprecedented crackdown reveals the intention of the Chinese Communist Party to suppress any effort by Hong Kongers to salvage democratic representation.