Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "خانه آزادی" in Persian language version.
Freedom House is sometimes accused of having a pro-American bias (for example UN 2001) – not least because more than three quarters of the NGO's resources derive from federal grants of the US government (Freedom House 2007a: 24).
government-funded think tank Freedom House
Fund-Raising Difficulties, Government Funding, and the Appearance of Bias. By the mid-1990s, Freedom House had come to rely heavily on US government funding. The appearance of bias due to government funding was recognized as a problem, not just by outside critics but also within the walls of Freedom House. It was ultimately accepted as a necessary evil … The organization was no doubt influenced by its biggest donor, the US government, at least indirectly … By the 1990s, Freedom House appears to have accepted dependence on government funding as a necessary evil. Increasingly through the end of the period of archived materials in 2007, government funding supplied the lion's share of Freedom House's operating budget.
This gang of socialists turned neo-conservatives has become, more or less, a government agency … By its own admission, Freedom House promotes an agenda that includes "U.S. engagement in international affairs," a euphemism for a hyper-interventionism.
During the year ended June 30, 2016, the Organization was substantially funded by grants from the U.S. Government. Reduction of funding from the U.S. Government would have a significant impact on the operations of the Organization.
