Freedom

China's Press Freedom Goes South

Will Southern Weekly's protest against censorship change the face of journalism in China?

BY ANNIE ZHANG | JANUARY 11, 2013

A Network of Dictators

There's a fight brewing for the future of the Internet.

BY JAMES A. LEWIS | DECEMBER 21, 2012

Nothing Is Written

The triumph of democracy isn't inevitable. It has to be fought for.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | DECEMBER 19, 2012

Europe's Pet Dictator

Parts of the old Soviet bloc have moved on. So why is Belarus still mired in despotism?

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | DECEMBER 13, 2012

Access Denied

The United Nations couldn't control the Internet even if it wanted to.

BY JOHN ARQUILLA | DECEMBER 10, 2012

Back to the (Soviet) Future

Dear Vladimir Putin, I'm a human rights activist, not a spy.

BY TANYA LOKSHINA | DECEMBER 5, 2012

Barbarians at the Gate

Are Russia and China trying to take over the Internet? Probably. But so far they aren't having much luck.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | DECEMBER 5, 2012

Ultimate Sacrifice

What's the difference between self-immolators and suicide bombers?

BY MICHAEL BIGGS | DECEMBER 3, 2012

Heroes of Retreat, Revisited

We love to celebrate heroic crusaders for human rights. But what about the dictator who decides to surrender his powers?

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | NOVEMBER 30, 2012

The Lady and the General

Meet the political odd couple driving democratic reform in Burma.

BY KURT M. CAMPBELL | DECEMBER 2012

A Change Is Gonna Come

Chen Guangcheng on freedom, violence, and the possibility of a revolution in China.

INTERVIEW BY ISAAC STONE FISH | DECEMBER 2012

Defending Free Speech in the Digital Age

Across the world, the battle for free speech is pitting governments and corporations against activists and average citizens.

BY LEE C. BOLLINGER | DECEMBER 2012

Five Myths about the Chinese Internet

The Great Firewall is neither great, nor a firewall. Discuss.

BY EVELINE CHAO | NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Dreams of Their Fathers

Cambodia's people want freedom. Can Obama deliver?

BY KAREN J. COATES | NOVEMBER 19, 2012

The Key to Bringing Democracy to China

It's naked self-interest, stupid.

BY YASHENG HUANG | NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Back in the Light

The year Burma turned upside down. 

BY SULOME ANDERSON | NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Human Rights Now

Six ways China's new leader could be the reformer the Chinese have been waiting for.

BY SOPHIE RICHARDSON | NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Is Bashar al-Assad Syria’s Abraham Lincoln?

The Syrian president's fans are comparing him with the hero of America's Civil War. Here's why they're wrong.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | NOVEMBER 14, 2012

The Inconvenient Revolution

An interview with a leading human rights activist from Bahrain

BY AZZURRA MERINGOLO | NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Prosperity Isn't Just a Matter of Wealth

Man does not live by GDP alone. An introduction to the Legatum Institute's latest Prosperity Index.

BY PETER PASSELL | NOVEMBER 2, 2012

The Collaborator's Song

We often ask why some people choose to resist authoritarian regimes. But the better question might be why so many decide to cooperate.

BY ANNE APPLEBAUM | OCTOBER 31, 2012

Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel Pick

China's most famous dissident never wanted the honor.

BY YU JIE | OCTOBER 11, 2012

Capitalism

How the left lost the argument.

BY SLAVOJ ZIZEK | NOVEMBER 2012

Putin's Miscalculation

It was a big mistake to pick on a pregnant human rights activist. The world must hold whoever was responsible to account.

BY KENNETH ROTH | OCTOBER 5, 2012

Unsung Heroes

Some of the world's bravest dissidents are pursuing their fight against injustice with little attention from the outside world. But that doesn't mean they aren't worth knowing about. Here's a list of remarkable people who rarely make it into the headlines.

BY TOM MALINOWSKI | OCTOBER 3, 2012

The Great Persian Firewall

Should we care that Iran just turned off Google?

BY ART KELLER | SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Rebooting the Bureaucracy in Georgia

As Georgian voters prepare to vote in a crucial parliamentary election, a look back at one of the signature programs of President Mikheil Saakashvili. 

BY RICHARD BENNET | SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

In Georgia, Two Machines Are Better Than One

The run-up to Georgia's October 1 election has been dirty, demeaning, and rife with abuses of power and allegations of corruption. It’s also the best thing to happen to Georgia in a long time.

BY SCOTT RADNITZ | SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Why We Give the Lady a Hard Time

An open letter to the critics of our criticism.

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

He's With the Band

An interview with the first man of Pussy Riot.

INTERVIEW BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | SEPTEMBER 20, 2012