Russia: Freedom in the World 2024 Country Report | Freedom House
Power in Russia’s authoritarian political system is concentrated in the hands of President Vladimir Putin. With subservient courts and security forces, a controlled media environment, and a legislature consisting of a ruling party and pliable opposition factions, the Kremlin manipulates elections and suppresses genuine opposition.
China: Freedom in the World 2024 Country Report | Freedom House
The numerical scores and status listed above do not reflect conditions in Hong Kong or Tibet, which are examined in separate reports. Freedom in the World reports assess the level of political rights and civil liberties in a given geographical area, regardless of whether they are affected by the state, nonstate actors, or foreign powers. Territories are sometimes assessed separately if …
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Venezuela: Freedom in the World 2024 Country Report | Freedom …
Venezuela’s democratic institutions have been deteriorating since 1999, but conditions have grown sharply worse in recent years due to harsher government crackdowns on the opposition and the ruling party’s use of thoroughly flawed elections to seize full control of state institutions.
Ethiopia: Freedom in the World 2024 Country Report | Freedom …
The transition beginning in 2018 initially brought progressive political reforms, but crackdowns in 2020—first after the assassination of Oromo musician Hachalu Hundessa and then after the beginning of the conflict in Tigray later that year—harmed political pluralism.
United States: Freedom in the World 2024 Country Report
Investigations into the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election continued throughout the year, leading to hundreds of new convictions linked to the January 2021 attack on the Capitol, in which supporters of then president Donald Trump violently disrupted congressional certification of Joseph Biden’s victory.
Turkey: Freedom in the World 2024 Country Report | Freedom House
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP), which have ruled Turkey since 2002, have become increasingly authoritarian in recent years, consolidating significant power through constitutional changes and by imprisoning opponents and critics.
Lessons in Democracy and Activism from Latin America and the …
Jul 11, 2021 · From September 15, a day when five Central American nations mark their independence, to October 15, the United States celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month to honor the cultural impact of that 60-million-strong community. The celebration was recognized as National Hispanic Heritage Month when it was legally established in 1988 but is increasingly marked by many in the community as Latinx ...
Norway: Freedom in the World 2024 Country Report | Freedom …
Norway conducted regional and municipal elections in September. The Conservative Party won the most votes across the country, marking the first time since 1924 that the center-left Labour Party was not the largest party across local governments.
Israel: Country Profile - Freedom House
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