Democracy at Risk

New regulations are springing up in Poland as the country's ruling right-wing party continues to reform the judiciary system.

The French presidency has asked reporters to leave the press room inside the Elysee Palace and move down the street,...

A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced a law student writing a thesis on countering radicalism to two and a half...

Lawmakers in Honduras are debating a bill that wants to curb online comments deemed offensive or promoting "hate campaigns."

The cuts proposed by the Trump administration to democracy assistance funds will harm U.S. and global security, a watchdog said.

Myanmar authorities have been keeping two Reuters journalists in detention for two months over their investigation of a massacre of...

The UN human rights chief warned that the crackdown on political dissent in the Maldives is tantamount to "an all-out...

A student that was investigating corruption charges at his university was violently beaten and killed by a lynch mob last...

A Myanmar court on Thursday denied bail to two Reuters journalists charged under a secrecy act that could see them...

Russian courts sentenced two spokespeople and a regional campaigner of opposition leader Alexei Navalny to jail time after Sunday protests.

At a time when Trump's America retreats from the world and promoting human rights, the E.U. has not yet reacted...

Democracy continues to remain elusive in Venezuela as the country grapples with a National Constituent Assembly that challenges Congress' right...

A new report suggests that journalist rights in China have only gotten worse in the already highly repressive and censored...

The most recent protests in Iran mark a significant turning point for the nation, argues Professor Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam.

Journalists, media, and the press in Kashmir have all endured physical harm, threats, suppression, and cuts to funding in a...

Philippine journalists held a rally in support of a news website facing state-enforced closure, accusing President Duterte of trampling on...

The U.S. has placed Pakistan on a “Special Watch List” for “severe violations of religious freedom” during a growing rift...

Many of the most fundamental and basic human rights came under attack in countries across the globe in 2017, according...

Kazakhstan's president signed into law controversial amendments to a media legislation despite concern that it will further limit freedom of speech.

Participants at the Young Arab Media Leaders Program in Dubai said press freedom in their home countries was lacking, but...