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Freedom House's reports page tracks global democratic freedoms and internet freedom, providing empirical data on authoritarian trends relevant to AI governance concerns about how autocratic regimes deploy AI for surveillance and control.
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Freedom House publishes flagship annual reports including Freedom in the World, Freedom on the Net, and Nations in Transit, assessing political rights, civil liberties, and internet freedom globally. These reports document the spread of autocracy and digital repression across 195 countries. The Freedom on the Net report specifically examines how governments use technology to control citizens.
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- •Freedom in the World 2026 highlights 'The Growing Shadow of Autocracy,' tracking political rights and civil liberties in 195 countries and 13 territories.
- •Freedom on the Net 2025 examines internet freedom in 72 countries, focusing on government controls over technological innovation.
- •Nations in Transit documents 20 consecutive years of democratic decline in former Communist states of Europe and Eurasia.
- •Reports provide empirical data on how authoritarian governments deploy digital tools for surveillance and repression.
- •Research methodology is publicly documented, enabling policy debate on freedom's progress and decline worldwide.
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Freedom in the World 2026: The Growing Shadow of Autocracy
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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. 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
Latest 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.
Research Methodology
Explore Country Data & Narratives
Visit our Countries & Territories page to explore the numerical ratings and supporting country narrative texts for the 195 countries and 13 territories assessed in the Freedom in the World 2026 report.
Freedom on the Net
2025 Edition Now Live
The immediate future of internet freedom will depend on how governments deploy incentives for and controls over the next wave of technological innovation. Explore the latest edition of Freedom on the Net.
About the Report
Freedom on the Net is Freedom House’s annual survey and analysis of internet and digital media freedom around the world.
Research Methodology
Explore Country Data & Narratives
Visit our Countries & Territories page to explore the numerical ratings and supporting country texts for the 72 countries assessed in the Freedom on the Net 2025 report.
Nations in Transit
Final 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
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