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The Struggle for Trust Online | Freedom House

Oct 30, 2024 | freedomhouse.org

Around the world, voters have been forced to make major decisions about their future while navigating a censored, distorted, and unreliable information space.
Turkey: Press freedom and freedom of expression groups, media outlets and civil society condemn regulator’s decision to shutter Açık Radyo | Freedom House

Oct 18, 2024 | freedomhouse.org
Ahead of COP29, the International Community Must Advocate for the Respect of Human Rights | Freedom House

Oct 10, 2024 | freedomhouse.org

During the UN’s annual convention on climate change in Baku next month, democracy’s defenders have an opportunity to hold the Azerbaijani regime accountable for its human rights violations—and to push for change.
No Way In or Out: Authoritarian Controls on the Freedom of Movement | Freedom House

Aug 22, 2024 | freedomhouse.org
These Three Books Help Put the US Election in Perspective

Jul 30, 2024 | freedomhouse.org | Lynne Olson |Barbara F. Walter |Timothy Snyder

When Yahoo News polled Americans last year about their feelings ahead of the 2024 presidential election, their most common response was “dread.” The least common response? “Delight.”A Reuters/Ipsos poll this year found that over two-thirds of those surveyed said they after the election. Respondents also expressed concern about the actions of political extremists and questions about election fairness and legitimacy. Below are three extraordinary books that explore these themes in detail.
Biden signs TikTok bill into law, Apple bows to Beijing, Activists sentenced

Apr 28, 2024 | freedomhouse.org | Yaqiu Wang

AnalysisApple continues to remove the tools that ordinary citizens rely on for unfettered speech, even as ordinary Chinese use any means possible to speak up. By Yaqiu WangTwo recent incidents illustrated the starkly different ways in which US technology companies and Chinese users have responded to Beijing’s obsession with suppressing any criticism of President Xi Jinping.
Georgia: Freedom in the World 2024 Country Report | Freedom House

Feb 29, 2024 | freedomhouse.org

See the Freedom in the World 2024 score and learn about democracy and freedom in Georgia.
Antisemitism surges online, Asian Games censorship, Hong Kong protester arrests (October 2023)

Oct 26, 2023 | freedomhouse.org | Yaqiu Wang

AnalysisThe Israel-Hamas conflict has triggered a fresh outpouring of hate speech that aligns with Beijing’s policy aims. By Yaqiu WangA harrowing video that was recently posted on the Chinese social media platform Weibo shows a Chinese-Israeli woman, Noa Argamani, being taken away on a motorcycle by Hamas militants. Some of the callous comments that Chinese netizens posted beneath it are difficult to read.
Economic censorship, Hong Kong targeting exiles, global government hacks (July 2023)

Jul 18, 2023 | freedomhouse.org | Sarah Cook

AnalysisNo Bears Allowed: Beijing’s Latest Round of Economic CensorshipWhen the Chinese economy sputters, the regime’s censors shift into high gearBy Sarah CookThe Chinese government’s censorship of news and commentary related to the country’s slowing economy has made international headlines in recent weeks. This may be because financial or economic information is typically perceived as being less politically sensitive than discussions about democracy or human rights in China.
Beijing’s foreign PR enablers, comedians censored, June 4th restrictions (June 2023)

Jul 5, 2023 | freedomhouse.org | Sarah Cook

Image of the month: Inconvenient infographics This image is one of nine infographics published by Sohu News on Sina Weibo in early June, highlighting social issues such as poverty, youth unemployment, and disabilities. Despite mostly drawing on Chinese government statistics, the images were censored and as of June 15 had all been replaced with blank gray boxes.