Editing Freedom House

[[File:Freedom in the world 2024 freedom house map.png|thumb|Freedom in the world 2024 according to Freedom House. Imperialist countries and their allies are generally considered 'free' while [[Dictatorship of the proletariat|dictatorships of the proletariat]] and anti-imperialist countries are considered outright 'unfree'.]]
'''Freedom House''' is a registered NGO operating out of the [[United States|United States of America]] and funded in 1941.

Each year, they publish the ''Freedom in the world'' report<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Freedom House|title=Freedom in the World|date=2024|url=https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world}}</ref> which looks at the "freedom status" of some 210 countries and territories. The methodology for this map is based on [[liberal]] and [[libertarian]] ideals, such as a multiparty republic scoring more 'freedom' points over a one-party dictatorship of the proletariat.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Freedom House|title=Freedom in the World Research Methodology|url=https://freedomhouse.org/reports/freedom-world/freedom-world-research-methodology|quote=B. Political Pluralism & Participation

    B1: Do the people have the right to organize in different political parties or other competitive political groupings of their choice, and is the system free of undue obstacles to the rise and fall of these competing parties or groupings?}}</ref> Additionally, the organization considers the [[free market]] and otherwise lack of regulations in the economy to be an indicator of freedom as well.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Freedom House|title=Freedom in the World Research Methodology|url=https://freedomhouse.org/reports/freedom-world/freedom-world-research-methodology|quote=G4: Do individuals enjoy equality of opportunity and freedom from economic exploitation? [...]

Does tight government control over the economy, including through state ownership or the setting of prices and production quotas, inhibit individuals’ economic opportunity?}}</ref>

[[Influence Watch]] noted that most of the funding to Freedom House comes from the US government. In 2018, $35 million of the $40 million the organization received came from federal grants. Freedom House admits that most of its funding comes from [[USAID|United States Agency for International Development]] and the [[NED|National Endowment for Democracy]], two CIA cutout organizations.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Influence Watch|title=Non-profit Freedom House|url=https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/freedom-house/}}</ref>

In 2024, Switzerland-based [[Proton AG]], the encrypted email and VPN provider, started a user-funded fundraiser for 10 recipients, one of which was Freedom House.

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