Reports
Freedom House is founded on the core conviction that freedom flourishes in democratic nations where governments are accountable to their people. Our research and analysis frame the policy debate in the United States and abroad on the progress and decline of freedom.
Freedom in the World
2024 Edition
Explore the latest edition of Freedom House's flagship report to learn more about the status of global freedom.
About the Report
Published since 1973, Freedom in the World is Freedom House’s flagship annual report, assessing the condition of political rights and civil liberties around the world.
Explore Country Data & Narratives
Visit our Countries & Territories page to explore the numerical ratings and supporting country narrative texts for the 195 countries and 15 territories assessed in the Freedom in the World 2024 report.
Nations in Transit
Latest Edition
Democratic governance in the Nations in Transit region declined for the 20th consecutive year in 2023, as the region becomes increasingly defined by the widening gulf between those nations committed to a liberal, democratic order and those that violently reject it. Explore Nations in Transit 2024: A Region Reordered by Autocracy and Democracy.
About the Report
Nations in Transit is the only comprehensive, comparative, and multidimensional study of reform in the former Communist states of Europe and Eurasia.
Explore Country Data & Narratives
Visit our Countries & Territories page to explore the numerical ratings and supporting country texts for the 29 countries and administrative areas assessed in the Nations in Transit 2024 report.
Visible and Invisible Bars
Visible and Invisible Bars, a report from Free Them All: The Fred Hiatt Program to Free Political Prisoners, draws attention both to political imprisonment and its damaging impacts on prisoners and their families, and the consequences of civil death.
Freedom House's Reporting on Transnational Repression
Our second report on transnational repression, Defending Democracy in Exile, includes four essays that investigate new trends, describe best and worst practices among host country governments, explain the role of international organizations in confronting transnational repression, and demonstrate the importance of countering digital tactics. The report also features case studies on policy responses to transnational repression in nine important host countries.
Freedom on the Net
Latest Edition
Explore the latest edition of Freedom on the Net to learn how artificial intelligence is increasing the scale, speed, and efficiency of digital repression.
About the Report
Freedom on the Net is Freedom House’s annual survey and analysis of internet and digital media freedom around the world.
Explore Country Data & Narratives
Visit our Countries & Territories page to explore the numerical ratings and supporting country texts for the 70 countries assessed in the Freedom on the Net 2023 report.
Freedom House's Report on Beijing's Global Media Influence
Beijing’s Global Media Influence: Authoritarian Expansion and the Power of Democratic Resilience, offers the most comprehensive assessment to date of Beijing’s global media influence and the ways in which democracies are responding. It draws on media investigations, interviews, scholarly publications, Chinese government sources, and on-the-ground research by local analysts in 30 countries, and includes in-depth case studies for each country, appraising the scale and scope of CCP media influence efforts and the strength of the local response. The report also offers recommendations on how democracies can improve their performance.
Special Reports & Analysis
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