Ali AlHajee is a Bahraini human rights defender and former political prisoner who was imprisoned in Bahrain for more than ten years until his release in June 2023.

The 52nd edition of Freedom in the World finds that 60 countries experienced declines in their political rights and civil liberties, while only 34 registered improvements.

Democracies, as a matter of their own survival, must demonstrate basic solidarity and prevent the outright conquest of other ...

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Freedom House is founded on the core conviction that freedom flourishes in democratic nations where governments are accountable to their people. Violence and the repression of political opponents ...

Global freedom statuses are calculated on a weighted scale. See the methodology. The full Freedom in the World 2025 narrative report for United Kingdom will be posted as soon as it becomes available.

Global freedom statuses are calculated on a weighted scale. See the methodology. The full Freedom in the World 2025 narrative report for Trinidad and Tobago will be posted as soon as it becomes ...

Global freedom statuses are calculated on a weighted scale. See the methodology. * Indicates a territory as opposed to an independent country. The full Freedom in the World 2025 narrative report for ...

Freedom in the World 2025 finds that violence and armed conflict drove the 19th consecutive year of decline in global freedom ...