Beginning with the earliest pioneers, Americans have always highly valued their freedoms, and fought hard to protect them. And yet, the author points out that there is a basic freedom which Americans are in danger of losing. What is this endangered...
U.S. President George Bush is promoting his freedom agenda, and urging his successor to do the same. As VOA White House correspondent Paula Wolfson reports, Mr. Bush used a speech at the headquarters of the government's foreign aid agency to talk ab...
By Carolyn Presutti Washington 06 May 2008 The group which annually releases a report on freedom around the world is now turning its attention to the United States. Freedom House has released a study on the status of American freedoms during the war...
By Barry Wood Washington 16 January 2008 The latest annual index of economic freedom ranks Hong Kong and Singapore on top for the 14th consecutive time. VOA's Barry Wood reports the Heritage Foundation survey shows economic freedom has improved sligh...
By Scott Stearns White House 24 October 2007 President Bush says Cuba's leaders are more concerned with keeping power than with improving the lives of their people. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Mr. Bush wants the international...
By Stephanie Ho Washington 06 June 2007 The human rights group Freedom House says North Korea has the worst human rights record in the world and is calling on the international community to take concrete legal action against Pyongyang. VOA's Stephani...
By Margaret Besheer Washington 18 January 2007 watch Freedom House report A newly released report from the independent Freedom House says a global stagnation has developed over the past decade, and warns that a series of worrisome trends have emerge...
The process of dying imbues fewer and fewer choices available to us. Even in dying, however, we still have choices concerning how we handle what is happening to us. The following account deals with th...
By David Gollust The US State Department has added Saudi Arabia to its list of Countries of Particular Concern with regard to violations of religious freedom. Vietnam and Eritrea were also added to th...
OSCE Chief Promises Freedom, Tolerance, Democracy Melanie Sully The new head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) says messages of freedom, tolerance, and democracy are cr...