press freedom

Check out our latest coverage of the developments in Ukraine and the U.S. response. This article will be updated on a rolling basis.

The U.S. deemed free and independent media so essential that press freedom is protected in the Constitution. Find out why.

Labor and women's rights activists, a journalist and a surgeon are among recipients of the 2023 Human Rights Defender Awards.

Hundreds of political prisoners in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela are subjected to torture and other human rights abuses.

Authoritarian regimes continue to jail journalists around the world. Learn more about the problem and how the U.S. supports independent news.

Russians who criticize the war in Ukraine are facing prosecution and isolation. Find out more about Russia's campaign of suppression.

Check out our latest coverage of the developments in Ukraine and the U.S. response. This article will be updated on a rolling basis.

Learn about Russian oligarch Yevgeniy Prigozhin and the organizations he backs that aim to influence African politics in Russia’s favor.

Beijing is spreading the Kremlin's disinformation, which seeks to shift responsibility for Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine.