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srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/650x382_fp_scale_crop_/public/2023-09/Surveillance%20illustration%20by%20Mitch.jpg?h=3114c4a4&itok=vEZ9nkWd 1x" media="(min-width: 1441px)" type="image/jpeg" width="650" height="382"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/650x382_fp_scale_crop_/public/2023-09/Surveillance%20illustration%20by%20Mitch.jpg?h=3114c4a4&itok=vEZ9nkWd 1x" media="(min-width: 992px) and (max-width: 1440px)" type="image/jpeg" width="650" height="382"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/650x382_fp_scale_crop_/public/2023-09/Surveillance%20illustration%20by%20Mitch.jpg?h=3114c4a4&itok=vEZ9nkWd 1x" media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 991px)" type="image/jpeg" width="650" height="382"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/420x250_fp_scale_crop_/public/2023-09/Surveillance%20illustration%20by%20Mitch.jpg?h=3114c4a4&itok=j11Rxp2i 1x" media="(min-width: 401px) and (max-width: 767px)" type="image/jpeg" width="420" height="250"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/308x182_fp_scale_crop_/public/2023-09/Surveillance%20illustration%20by%20Mitch.jpg?h=3114c4a4&itok=FRgaj9VF 1x" media="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 400px)" type="image/jpeg" width="308" height="182"/> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/308x182_fp_scale_crop_/public/2023-09/Surveillance%20illustration%20by%20Mitch.jpg?h=3114c4a4&itok=FRgaj9VF" width="308" height="182" alt="Internet Surveillance " typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </article> </div> <div class="one-up-cta-card-wrapper"> <h2 class="field field--name-field-header field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item default-header">New Reporting Tool to Combat Spyware and Surveillance Technology</h2> <span class="one-up-cta-text"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><span>The US government has taken significant action against companies and executives that failed to prevent the misuse of commercial spyware. To enhance collaboration on this topic by US government stakeholders and civil society organizations from around the world, Freedom House is pleased to launch a new </span><a href="https://freedomhouse.org/curtailing-misuse-spyware-and-surveillance-technologies"><span>template</span></a><span> for reporting technologies that are used to violate human rights.</span></p></div></div> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-link-single field--type-link field--label-above field__item"> <a href="/article/freedom-house-launches-new-reporting-tool-combat-spyware-and-surveillance-technology" class="large-button button blue chevron-right one-up-cta-button"> Learn More </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <span class="hr"></span> <span class="hr"></span> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--_-up-cta paragraph--view-mode--default unfriendly-block"> <div class="container"> <div class="content-side-padding"> <h2 class="field field--name-field-header field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item card-list">Explore Freedom in the World 2025</h2> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-ctas field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden grid-wrapper three-up-cards grid"> <div class="three-up-card"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--image-plus-text paragraph--view-mode--_-up-card"> <a href="https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2025/uphill-battle-to-safeguard-rights" aria-label="Read the Report" class="three-up-card-link-wrapper"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-_-up-card"> <div class="field field--name-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/340x200_fp_scale_crop_/public/2025-02/COVER_BANGLADESH_STUDENT_PROTEST_2024.jpg?h=d6ba6ca9&itok=vqa1U0Ru 1x" media="(min-width: 1441px)" type="image/jpeg" width="340" height="200"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/340x200_fp_scale_crop_/public/2025-02/COVER_BANGLADESH_STUDENT_PROTEST_2024.jpg?h=d6ba6ca9&itok=vqa1U0Ru 1x" media="(min-width: 992px) and (max-width: 1440px)" type="image/jpeg" width="340" height="200"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/340x200_fp_scale_crop_/public/2025-02/COVER_BANGLADESH_STUDENT_PROTEST_2024.jpg?h=d6ba6ca9&itok=vqa1U0Ru 1x" media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 991px)" type="image/jpeg" width="340" height="200"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/700x260_fp_scale_crop_/public/2025-02/COVER_BANGLADESH_STUDENT_PROTEST_2024.jpg?h=d6ba6ca9&itok=NH6-3JNf 1x" media="(min-width: 401px) and (max-width: 767px)" type="image/jpeg" width="700" height="260"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/308x182_fp_scale_crop_/public/2025-02/COVER_BANGLADESH_STUDENT_PROTEST_2024.jpg?h=d6ba6ca9&itok=oaQqHeBX 1x" media="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 400px)" type="image/jpeg" width="308" height="182"/> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/308x182_fp_scale_crop_/public/2025-02/COVER_BANGLADESH_STUDENT_PROTEST_2024.jpg?h=d6ba6ca9&itok=oaQqHeBX" width="308" height="182" alt="Students gather in Dhaka, Bangladesh to protest the police and the ruling party, the Awami League. " typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </article> </div> <h3 class="field field--name-field-header field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item card-title">Read the Report</h3> </a> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Violence and the repression of political opponents during elections, ongoing armed conflicts, and the spread of authoritarian practices contributed to the 19th year of declining freedom. In the year to come, all those who understand the value of political rights and civil liberties must work together in the defense of democracy.<br> </p></div> </div> </div> <div class="three-up-card"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--image-plus-text paragraph--view-mode--_-up-card"> <a href="https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2025/policy-recommendations" aria-label="Policy Recommendations" class="three-up-card-link-wrapper"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-_-up-card"> <div class="field field--name-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/340x200_fp_scale_crop_/public/2025-02/SOUTH_KOREA_YUN_MARTIAL_LAW_FIW25.jpg?h=ba4b1eef&itok=pgCe94E7 1x" media="(min-width: 1441px)" type="image/jpeg" width="340" height="200"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/340x200_fp_scale_crop_/public/2025-02/SOUTH_KOREA_YUN_MARTIAL_LAW_FIW25.jpg?h=ba4b1eef&itok=pgCe94E7 1x" media="(min-width: 992px) and (max-width: 1440px)" type="image/jpeg" width="340" height="200"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/340x200_fp_scale_crop_/public/2025-02/SOUTH_KOREA_YUN_MARTIAL_LAW_FIW25.jpg?h=ba4b1eef&itok=pgCe94E7 1x" media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 991px)" type="image/jpeg" width="340" height="200"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/700x260_fp_scale_crop_/public/2025-02/SOUTH_KOREA_YUN_MARTIAL_LAW_FIW25.jpg?h=ba4b1eef&itok=pdtQjC_Z 1x" media="(min-width: 401px) and (max-width: 767px)" type="image/jpeg" width="700" height="260"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/308x182_fp_scale_crop_/public/2025-02/SOUTH_KOREA_YUN_MARTIAL_LAW_FIW25.jpg?h=ba4b1eef&itok=iXFSPEOD 1x" media="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 400px)" type="image/jpeg" width="308" height="182"/> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/308x182_fp_scale_crop_/public/2025-02/SOUTH_KOREA_YUN_MARTIAL_LAW_FIW25.jpg?h=ba4b1eef&itok=iXFSPEOD" width="308" height="182" alt="Protesters with placards that say “Insurrection, Yoon Suk-yeol, Impeachment” gather outside the National Assembly. Demonstrators called for President Yoon Suk-yeol's resignation after he declared martial law." typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </article> </div> <h3 class="field field--name-field-header field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item card-title">Policy Recommendations</h3> </a> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><span>Democratic governments, donors, and the private sector must deepen their solidarity with front-line allies, hold dictators accountable for rights abuses and corruption, and invest in democratic institutions at home and abroad. </span></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="three-up-card"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--image-plus-text paragraph--view-mode--_-up-card"> <a href="https://freedomhouse.org/explore-the-map?type=fiw&year=2025" aria-label="Explore the Map" class="three-up-card-link-wrapper"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-_-up-card"> <div class="field field--name-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/340x200_fp_scale_crop_/public/2025-02/FITW_World_2025_Booklet%20Graphics_Map.png?h=bbdb85db&itok=--S2nRSB 1x" media="(min-width: 1441px)" type="image/png" width="340" height="200"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/340x200_fp_scale_crop_/public/2025-02/FITW_World_2025_Booklet%20Graphics_Map.png?h=bbdb85db&itok=--S2nRSB 1x" media="(min-width: 992px) and (max-width: 1440px)" type="image/png" width="340" height="200"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/340x200_fp_scale_crop_/public/2025-02/FITW_World_2025_Booklet%20Graphics_Map.png?h=bbdb85db&itok=--S2nRSB 1x" media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 991px)" type="image/png" width="340" height="200"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/700x260_fp_scale_crop_/public/2025-02/FITW_World_2025_Booklet%20Graphics_Map.png?h=bbdb85db&itok=QkgVXY-G 1x" media="(min-width: 401px) and (max-width: 767px)" type="image/png" width="700" height="260"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/308x182_fp_scale_crop_/public/2025-02/FITW_World_2025_Booklet%20Graphics_Map.png?h=bbdb85db&itok=ZZJ-NsAh 1x" media="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 400px)" type="image/png" width="308" height="182"/> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/308x182_fp_scale_crop_/public/2025-02/FITW_World_2025_Booklet%20Graphics_Map.png?h=bbdb85db&itok=ZZJ-NsAh" width="308" height="182" alt="Freedom in the World" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </article> </div> <h3 class="field field--name-field-header field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item card-title">Explore the Map</h3> </a> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Explore the interactive <em>Freedom in the World 2025</em> map, where you can see country scores, Freedom Status, and trends. </p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <span class="hr"></span> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--full-width-cta paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-basic-hero"> <div class="field field--name-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-03/FIW23_StaticMap_Banner.png" width="5100" height="1786" alt="Explore the Map" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> </article> </div> <div class="text-wrapper"> <div class="grid"> <h2 class="field field--name-field-header field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item block-title-h2 white">Tracking Freedom Around the World</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-link field--type-link field--label-hidden field__items basic-header-button"> <a href="/explore-the-map" class="large-button button blue field-item basic-header-button"> Explore Our Interactive Map </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <span class="hr"></span> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--_-up-cta paragraph--view-mode--default unfriendly-block"> <div class="container"> <div class="content-side-padding"> <h2 class="field field--name-field-header field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item card-list">Latest Research</h2> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-ctas field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden grid-wrapper three-up-cards grid"> <div class="three-up-card"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--image-plus-text paragraph--view-mode--_-up-card"> <a href="/report/transnational-repression/2024/no-way-or-out-authoritarian-controls-freedom-movement" aria-label="No Way In or Out: Authoritarian Controls on the Freedom of Movement" class="three-up-card-link-wrapper"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-_-up-card"> <div class="field field--name-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/340x200_fp_scale_crop_/public/2024-08/NICARAGUA-EXILES-PRISONERS-MOBILITY-REPORT-2024.jpg?h=fa1c963e&itok=tdZ3M6S0 1x" media="(min-width: 1441px)" type="image/jpeg" width="340" height="200"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/340x200_fp_scale_crop_/public/2024-08/NICARAGUA-EXILES-PRISONERS-MOBILITY-REPORT-2024.jpg?h=fa1c963e&itok=tdZ3M6S0 1x" media="(min-width: 992px) and (max-width: 1440px)" type="image/jpeg" width="340" height="200"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/340x200_fp_scale_crop_/public/2024-08/NICARAGUA-EXILES-PRISONERS-MOBILITY-REPORT-2024.jpg?h=fa1c963e&itok=tdZ3M6S0 1x" media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 991px)" type="image/jpeg" width="340" height="200"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/700x260_fp_scale_crop_/public/2024-08/NICARAGUA-EXILES-PRISONERS-MOBILITY-REPORT-2024.jpg?h=fa1c963e&itok=0CUk2dJY 1x" media="(min-width: 401px) and (max-width: 767px)" type="image/jpeg" width="700" height="260"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/308x182_fp_scale_crop_/public/2024-08/NICARAGUA-EXILES-PRISONERS-MOBILITY-REPORT-2024.jpg?h=fa1c963e&itok=y8YkPADp 1x" media="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 400px)" type="image/jpeg" width="308" height="182"/> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/308x182_fp_scale_crop_/public/2024-08/NICARAGUA-EXILES-PRISONERS-MOBILITY-REPORT-2024.jpg?h=fa1c963e&itok=y8YkPADp" width="308" height="182" alt="People at Dulles International Airport in the Unites States await the arrival of the 222 political prisoners who were expelled from Nicaragua on February 9, 2023. " typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </article> </div> <h3 class="field field--name-field-header field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item card-title">No Way In or Out: Authoritarian Controls on the Freedom of Movement</h3> </a> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><span class="one-up-cta-text TextRun SCXW13338923 BCX0 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">Authoritarian governments around the world are restricting freedom of movement in retribution for political activism and dissent, subjecting people to a variety of repressive tactics, including travel bans, revocation of citizenship, confiscation of passports</span><span class="one-up-cta-text EOP SCXW13338923 BCX0"></span><span class="one-up-cta-text">. Read our latest</span><span class="one-up-cta-text TextRun SCXW13338923 BCX0 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US"> report,</span><em><span class="one-up-cta-text TextRun SCXW13338923 BCX0 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="one-up-cta-text TextRun Underlined SCXW13338923 BCX0 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">No Way In or Out: Authoritarian Controls on the Freedom of Movement.</span></em></p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="three-up-card"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--image-plus-text paragraph--view-mode--_-up-card"> <a href="/report/election-watch-digital-age" aria-label="Election Watch" class="three-up-card-link-wrapper"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-_-up-card"> <div class="field field--name-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/340x200_fp_scale_crop_/public/2021-02/election-watch-for-the-digital-age.jpg?h=2240b8e9&itok=FCIcmF-Q 1x" media="(min-width: 1441px)" type="image/jpeg" width="340" height="200"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/340x200_fp_scale_crop_/public/2021-02/election-watch-for-the-digital-age.jpg?h=2240b8e9&itok=FCIcmF-Q 1x" media="(min-width: 992px) and (max-width: 1440px)" type="image/jpeg" width="340" height="200"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/340x200_fp_scale_crop_/public/2021-02/election-watch-for-the-digital-age.jpg?h=2240b8e9&itok=FCIcmF-Q 1x" media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 991px)" type="image/jpeg" width="340" height="200"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/700x260_fp_scale_crop_/public/2021-02/election-watch-for-the-digital-age.jpg?h=2240b8e9&itok=sqYidYis 1x" media="(min-width: 401px) and (max-width: 767px)" type="image/jpeg" width="700" height="260"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/308x182_fp_scale_crop_/public/2021-02/election-watch-for-the-digital-age.jpg?h=2240b8e9&itok=LOJqHxT0 1x" media="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 400px)" type="image/jpeg" width="308" height="182"/> <img loading="eager" src="/sites/default/files/styles/308x182_fp_scale_crop_/public/2021-02/election-watch-for-the-digital-age.jpg?h=2240b8e9&itok=LOJqHxT0" width="308" height="182" alt="Freedom House - Election Watch for the Digital Age" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </article> </div> <h3 class="field field--name-field-header field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item card-title">Election Watch</h3> </a> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><span class="one-up-cta-text">Freedom House’s Election Watch project offers in-depth analysis ahead of key elections around the world, including those in Partly Free and Not Free countries. Each assessment informs technology companies, policymakers, and civil society organizations about the risks of human rights violations and digital interference ahead of an election. </span></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="three-up-card"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--image-plus-text paragraph--view-mode--_-up-card"> <a href="/report/free-them-all" aria-label="Free Them All: The Fred Hiatt Program to Free Political Prisoners" class="three-up-card-link-wrapper"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"><article class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-_-up-card"> <div class="field field--name-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/340x200_fp_scale_crop_/public/2023-12/Free_Them_All_Hiatt.png?h=a47c8c23&itok=41ABwK8K 1x" media="(min-width: 1441px)" type="image/png" width="340" height="200"/> <source 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src="/sites/default/files/styles/308x182_fp_scale_crop_/public/2023-12/Free_Them_All_Hiatt.png?h=a47c8c23&itok=jwxgU77z" width="308" height="182" alt="PPI_FreeThemAll_Hiatt" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </article> </div> <h3 class="field field--name-field-header field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item card-title">Free Them All: The Fred Hiatt Program to Free Political Prisoners</h3> </a> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><span>Entrenched autocratic leaders are intensifying efforts to silence human rights defenders and democracy activists. <strong>Free Them All: The Fred Hiatt Program to Free Political Prisoners</strong> aims to document and study the cases of the thousands of activists who have been imprisoned or otherwise deprived of their liberty, and to advocate for their immediate release.</span></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <span class="hr"></span> <span 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