Freedom in the World
WEBThe first edition of Freedom in the World covered the year 1972. Find reports from 1972 to the present, including full PDF reports downloads and historical data in Excel format. Freedom in the World is the most widely read and cited report of its kind, tracking global trends in political rights and civil liberties for over 50 years.
Countries and Territories - Freedom House
WEBFreedom House rates people’s access to political rights and civil liberties in 210 countries and territories through its annual Freedom in the World report. Individual freedoms—ranging from the right to vote to freedom of expression and equality before the law—can be affected by state or nonstate actors. Click on a country name below to access the full country narrative report.
NEW REPORT: Global Battle over Internet Regulation Has Major ...
WEBSep 21, 2021 · Governments around the world are increasingly asserting their authority over technology platforms, forcing businesses to comply with censorship and surveillance and contributing to an 11th consecutive year of global decline in internet freedom, according to Freedom on the Net 2021, the annual country-by-country assessment of internet freedom released today by Freedom House.
Countries and Territories - Freedom House
WEBFreedom House measures the level of democratic governance in 29 countries from Central Europe to Central Asia through its annual Nations in Transit report. The democracy score incorporates separate ratings on national and local governance, electoral process, independent media, civil society, judicial framework and independence, and corruption. Click on a country name below to access the full ...
China's information isolation, new censorship rules, transnational ...
WEBCensorship, security concerns accompany Clubhouse app usage in China . A rare window of openness: Although it debuted globally in April 2020, Clubhouse—an invite-only iPhone audio chat app—became popular in China in early February 2021 after Elon Musk publicly joined the platform, and “Clubhouse Invite Code” trended on Weibo on February 1. . While a relatively small proportion of ...
NEW REPORT: Authoritarian Rule Challenging Democracy as …
WEBFeb 24, 2022 · Authoritarians in every region are working together to consolidate power and accelerate their attacks on democracy and human rights, according to Freedom in the World 2022: The Global Expansion of Authoritarian Rule.Political rights and civil liberties have declined worldwide for each of the past 16 years, raising the prospect that autocracy could overtake democracy as the governance model ...
New Report: The global decline in democracy has accelerated
WEBWashington - March 3, 2021 — Authoritarian actors grew bolder during 2020 as major democracies turned inward, contributing to the 15th consecutive year of decline in global freedom, according to Freedom in the World 2021, the annual country-by-country assessment of political rights and civil liberties released today by Freedom House.. The report found that the share of countries designated ...
United States: Freedom in the World 2021 Country Report
WEBOverview. The United States is a federal republic whose people benefit from a vibrant political system, a strong rule-of-law tradition, robust freedoms of expression and religious belief, and a wide array of other civil liberties. However, in recent years its democratic institutions have suffered erosion, as reflected in partisan pressure on ...
Freedom in the World 2021: Democracy under Siege | Freedom …
WEBIndia, the world’s most populous democracy, dropped from Free to Partly Free status in Freedom in the World 2021. The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and its state-level allies continued to crack down on critics during the year, and their response to COVID-19 included a ham-fisted lockdown that resulted in the dangerous and ...
Argentina: Freedom in the World 2022 Country Report | Freedom …
WEBThe FdT won 50 at-stake lower-house seats, while the JxC won 61; the FdT maintained a narrow lower-house plurality. The JxC won 14 at-stake Senate seats, while the FdT won 9; after the elections, the FdT held a total of 35 Senate seats, while the JxC held 31. The FdT notably lost ground in Buenos Aires Province, while the left-wing Workers ...