Freedom House is seeking nominations for the 2026 Mark Palmer Prize, which recognizes the work of officials who advance democracy and human rights.

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In recent years, Guatemala has suffered an alarming democratic setback, especially in the fight against corruption. In May 2023, Freedom House joined seven international press freedom and freedom of ...

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 ...

Dr. Rachel Kleinfeld is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She spent a decade as the founding CEO of the Truman National Security Project, which worked with campaigns, ...

In 2023, Democracy Scores declined in 11 out of the 29 countries in the report, and 7 countries earned improvements. Yet civic activists and democratic leaders continued to strive for better ...

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Charlie Kirk’s murder in Utah is the latest in a series of attacks that threaten the basic operations of American politics, governance, and civil discourse.

Governments are increasingly purchasing sophisticated technology to monitor their citizens’ behavior on social media. Once the preserve of the world’s foremost intelligence agencies, this form of mass ...