Since returning to power in 2023, nationalist Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has tightened his grip on what he deems ...

As the GOP budget bill rushed toward passage, one so-called principled objector after another lost their nerve.

AAFF, founded by former Vice President Mike Pence, evaluated the country’s cultural health according to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." ...

Cartooning for Peace, and Cartoonists Rights condemn the violence and arrests targeting the opposition satirical magazine ...

Tendai Ruben Mbofana Once again, it has demonstrated its growing intolerance for dissent and freedom of expression—this time by arresting Zimbabwe Independent editor Faith Zaba. To directly receive ...

After a three week silence on political matters, Elon Musk is back. And he appears ready to blow up the entire U.S. two party ...

Democracy in Asia faces challenges, even where it is relatively liberal and strong, amid a global democratic recession ...

The U.S. ranks below 80 other countries in the 2024 Academic Freedom Index, scoring 0.68 out of 1.00. Over 600 university presidents released a statement defending academic freedom against ...

While press freedom has been under constant threat and subjected to information control and censorship throughout most of Sudan's modern history, as the fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces ...

Italy's press freedom ranking worsened for the second consecutive year in 2025 amid concerns over “growing political interference” in the country’s media, as well as “systematic” mafia threats against ...

On Friday—right before World Press Freedom Day—Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published its 2025 World Press Freedom Index, which showed a notable drop in the rankings of China (from 172 to ...

From 134 last year, the Philippines improved to 116 in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index, based on the monitoring by international nonprofit organization Reporters sans frontières (RSF, or ...