Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 567 on Freedom House page

Basics

About the Freedom House page

• URL: https://freedomhouse.org/
• Tested 38 days ago by job xrd on 2026-04-24 at 20:02

About HTML element 567

• Tag name: A
• Text: Kazakhstan’s new constitution: reform or power consolidation? … opens in new tab
• Start tag: <a href="https://thediplomat.com/2026/04/kazakhstans-new-constitution-reform-or-power-consolidation/" target="_blank">
• XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[4]/div[6]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/a[1]
• Bounding box: x = 1160, y = 3679, width = 340, height = 99

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About the tab-opening link action unstated? issue

• Why it matters: Following a link opens a new window, possibly surprising a user
• Priority: lowest
• Related WCAG standard: 3.2.5

Diagnoses

Here is how tools diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 567 of the Freedom House page.

1. Check that this link's link text contains information indicating that the link will open in a new window.

   Tool: HTML CodeSniffer (Squiz Labs)

   Rule: W-WCAG2AAA.Principle3.Guideline3_2.3_2_5.H83.3

2. Link has a target=_blank attribute

   Tool: Testaro (CVS Health)

   Rule: linkExt