Freedom of thought and freedom of expression depend utterly upon the ability of individuals to exercise the right to know, think and judge for themselves. Through the years, threats to these freedoms—organised crime, government intelligence agencies, abusive psychiatric practices and international terrorism—have been the targets of Freedom‘s investigations. Freedom has reported the stories that corrupt bureaucrats and criminals have sought to hush. In the end, its persistence has helped inspire and promote “open government” measures that not only have revolutionised investigative reporting methods in Europe, America and elsewhere, but also expanded the public‘s right to know, think and judge for themselves.

Yet, for Freedom, this is only the beginning of a far more compelling process, for it is from these freedoms that the creative and humane answers to society‘s greatest challenges spring.

Freedom pulls no punches in exposing what‘s wrong in society and those who are responsible, yet it strives for balance, showing specific actions being done to bring honesty, peace, respect and sanity to the communities and countries of Earth. No matter how troubled the current scene may appear, how distrusted political bodies can become in the eyes of the public, or how bureaucratic and hypocritical government officials can sometimes act, Freedom makes one point despite it all: something can be done about it.

The words of the founder and chairperson of the Women Ambassadors Foundation, Dr. Marilyn Sephocle, reinforce the importance of Freedom‘s mission: “Freedom magazine‘s accomplishments for human rights have been great because, through its investigative reporting, it has given a voice to the voiceless. The main influence on society of Freedom magazine has been to realise and to bring to the forefront the fact that we are a pluralistic society and that we should live our lives according to that principle of pluralism....”

With all that has been said of Freedom‘s investigative objectives and accomplishments, the most important factor is that, while it zeroes in on purveyors of human rights abuse and debunks false “treatments” that harm in the name of help, it also brings to the fore effective solutions to the social ills that concern leaders in any land.

Freedom spotlights highly effective and proven social betterment programmes—in areas of drug and criminal rehabilitation, education and morality—to provide decision makers with the ways and means to dramatically improve the quality of life for all.

“It was through Freedom that I found there were real solutions for drugs,” says Lt. Col. Geza Gabriel, police chief in Retsag, Hungary. “[Freedom] provides a new viewpoint on the drug problem and how to solve it. Your work in drug prevention is valuable and contributes to the work of the police force in our city.”

Reflecting current social trends, it is Freedom‘s senior-most intention that voices speaking out on behalf of human rights and social betterment will continue to do so through its pages in the years ahead.