"The Russian Federation actively, without wasting time, destroyed all dissent, activism, journalism, and justice in Crimea. .

The country’s authoritarian regime continues to hold more than 1,100 political prisoners in abusive conditions.

Freedom House research has found that exiles living in more than 100 countries have been targeted with assassinations, abductions, assaults, and other brutal transnational repression tactics.

WASHINGTON—The Freedom House Executive Board, chaired by Norman Willox, today announced that it has selected Gerardo Berthin and Annie Boyajian to serve as Freedom House’s new presidents. Berthin and ...

Emily Couch is a Program Officer on Freedom House’s Europe & Eurasia Program team. In this role, she leads the day-to-day operations of the Ukraine portfolio, which includes projects on freedom of ...

Rachel Citrin is a Program Officer on Freedom House’s Asia Programs team. Prior to joining Freedom House, Rachel worked at the National Endowment for Democracy, where she supported democracy and ...

Mpangi Kwenge is currently the Chief of Party for Freedom House Southern Africa. Mpangi has an MA, with Honours in International Conflict Analysis from the University of Kent in Brussels. Her research ...

Houlton Dannenberg is the Senior Specialist for Social Strategy and Digital Content at Freedom House. Previously, they worked with the Center for European Policy Analysis, e-International Relations, ...

With one week to go until President Biden’s long-awaited Summit for Democracy, Freedom House published scorecards assessing the state of freedom in each of the 112 participating countries.

Dan Keesey is a Program Officer for Freedom House’s Asia Programs, and is an international development professional with six plus years of experience working with various Washington, D.C.-based NGOs.

Freedom in the World 2025–26 Junior Fellowship Apply Position Summary Freedom House is seeking motivated candidates for the eight-month Freedom in the World 2025-2026 Junior Fellowship program.

The ratings are based on a scale of 1 to 7, with 7 representing the highest level of democratic progress and 1 the lowest. The Democracy Score is an average of ratings for the categories tracked in a ...