While the release of prisoners is a step in the right direction, the Cuban regime’s broader human rights abuses remain deeply troubling.

Tsi Conrad, a Cameroonian journalist who has been unjustly imprisoned since December 2016, is hopeful that President Donald Trump will continue to call out the Biya regime’s abuses and push for ...

Trump’s pardons and sentence commutations for January 6 attackers aim to excuse a violent assault on a key element of ...

“At the same time, it is also clear that millions of people in the United States use TikTok to express themselves, access ...

All parties should adhere to its terms and work toward a future in which both Israelis and Palestinians can live in peace, security and liberty. WASHINGTON—In response to reports of a cease-fire ...

Hong Kong Prodemocracy activist convicted of rioting: A Hong Kong court convicted seven men of rioting, including former democratic lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting, the Hong Kong Free Press reported on ...

We, the undersigned organisations, welcome the recent decision by a Saudi court to reduce the jail sentence of Saudi prisoner of conscience Salma al-Shehab from 27 years to four years, with an ...

Bernardo Arévalo overcame tremendous obstacles to become Guatemala’s president, but the old guard that tried to derail his campaign is now retaliating against his government to protect their own ...

The pandemic is fueling digital repression worldwide. The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating a dramatic decline in global internet freedom. For the 10th consecutive year, users have experienced an ...

Freedom House is founded on the core conviction that freedom flourishes in democratic nations where governments are accountable to their people. In what was a consequential year for freedom and ...

Around the world, journalists, human rights defenders, civil society activists and organizations, religious freedom advocates, and LGBTQI+activists frequently come under threat because they stand up ...