Khattak has remained imprisoned for more than half a decade for his efforts to defend Pakistan’s Pashtun ethnic minority from persecution.

A CDM analysis of 2,970 Douyin posts about protest in China published from June to December 2025 found that two-thirds had been deleted. The highest rates of censorship are associated with posts about ...

In this issue: Xi Jinping’s vision for party media control, the CCP purges outspoken social-media commentators, and further penalties for online activists. Curse of "Zhiqiang": This photo of Chinese ...

China conducts the most sophisticated, global, and comprehensive campaign of transnational repression in the world. China conducts the most sophisticated, global, and comprehensive campaign of ...

Far-right extremism represents a threat to the democratic development of Ukrainian society. The brief provides an overview of the activities and influence of the far right, differentiating between ...

Vivek Paul is an Adjunct Professor at the School of Medicine at Stanford University. Mr. Paul has served as CEO of Wipro, a public technology services company, where he was recognized as among the top ...

Five decades of country-by-country analysis in Freedom in the World has confirmed a remarkable fact: once countries earn the designation of Free, they tend to keep it. Freedom in the World evaluates ...

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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 ...

Amid a years-long decline in global freedom, demands for fundamental rights and accountable governance are growing more urgent. Entrenched autocratic leaders recognize popular resistance as a threat ...

Of all the Arab states that experienced popular uprisings and political upheaval in 2011, Tunisia alone navigated the crisis through civil debate, free elections, and constructive negotiations. But ...