Kilotest: Violations of link indication poor issue for Freedom House page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://freedomhouse.org/
• Tested 2 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 21:42 by job 261007T2129-kjk
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 12
    • Reported any rule violations: 12
  • Violations: 1243
  • Violators: 363
  • Issues: 64
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About the issue

• Why it matters: User cannot differentiate a link from plain text
• Priority: low
• Related WCAG standard: 1.3.3
• Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
• Violations: 27
• Violators: 27

Violators

Here are the HTML elements reported to violate rules belonging to the link indication poor issue.

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• Element 278

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Learn More
  • Start tag: <a href="/article/belarusian-people-deserve-be-free-remarks-freedom-house-ceo-jamie-fly">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1610, y = 567, width = 112, height = 20
  • Reported by Testaro
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• Element 439

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: An Uncertain Future for the Global Internet … November 13, 2025
  • Start tag: <a href="/report/freedom-net/2025/uncertain-future-global-internet" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[7]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1253, y = 3388, width = 248, height = 150
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• Element 451

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: An Uncertain Future for the Global Internet
  • Start tag: <a href="/report/freedom-net/2025/uncertain-future-global-internet">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[7]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/a[2]
  • Bounding box: x = 1253, y = 3563, width = 248, height = 99
  • Reported by Testaro
  • Take me there
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• Element 502

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Joint Statement by Human Rights Organizations regarding Abduction of Human Rights Defenders … October 7, 2026
  • Start tag: <a href="/article/joint-statement-human-rights-organizations-regarding-abduction-human-rights-defenders" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 420, y = 4130, width = 242, height = 161
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• Element 512

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Joint Statement by Human Rights Organizations regarding Abduction of Human Rights Defenders
  • Start tag: <a href="/article/joint-statement-human-rights-organizations-regarding-abduction-human-rights-defenders" tabindex="0">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[2]
  • Bounding box: x = 420, y = 4309, width = 242, height = 120
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• Element 523

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Xi Jinping in Washington, DC: Countering Beijing’s Efforts to Undermine Free Speech Beyond Its Borders … September 17, 2026
  • Start tag: <a href="/article/xi-jinping-washington-dc-countering-beijings-efforts-undermine-free-speech-beyond-its" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 694, y = 4130, width = 242, height = 161
  • Reported by Testaro
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• Element 534

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Xi Jinping in Washington, DC: Countering Beijing’s Efforts to Undermine Free Speech Beyond Its Borders
  • Start tag: <a href="/article/xi-jinping-washington-dc-countering-beijings-efforts-undermine-free-speech-beyond-its" tabindex="0">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[2]
  • Bounding box: x = 694, y = 4309, width = 242, height = 144
  • Reported by Testaro
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• Element 545

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: The CCP is Trying—and Failing—to Extinguish Defiance among Chinese Citizens … September 17, 2026
  • Start tag: <a href="/article/ccp-trying-and-failing-extinguish-defiance-among-chinese-citizens" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 968, y = 4130, width = 242, height = 161
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• Element 556

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: The CCP is Trying—and Failing—to Extinguish Defiance among Chinese Citizens
  • Start tag: <a href="/article/ccp-trying-and-failing-extinguish-defiance-among-chinese-citizens" tabindex="0">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[2]
  • Bounding box: x = 968, y = 4309, width = 242, height = 96
  • Reported by Testaro
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• Element 567

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: 25+ Civil Society Organizations Call for Strong Human Rights and Accountability Safeguards for Commercial Cyber Intrusion Industry … September 17, 2026
  • Start tag: <a href="/article/25-civil-society-organizations-call-strong-human-rights-and-accountability-safeguards" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1242, y = 4130, width = 242, height = 161
  • Reported by Testaro
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• Element 577

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: 25+ Civil Society Organizations Call for Strong Human Rights and Accountability Safeguards for Commercial Cyber Intrusion Industry
  • Start tag: <a href="/article/25-civil-society-organizations-call-strong-human-rights-and-accountability-safeguards" tabindex="0">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[2]
  • Bounding box: x = 1242, y = 4309, width = 242, height = 168
  • Reported by Testaro
  • Take me there
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• Element 588

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: An Open Letter to Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping … September 16, 2026
  • Start tag: <a href="/article/open-letter-chinese-communist-party-general-secretary-xi-jinping" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[5]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1516, y = 4130, width = 242, height = 161
  • Reported by Testaro
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• Element 598

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: An Open Letter to Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping
  • Start tag: <a href="/article/open-letter-chinese-communist-party-general-secretary-xi-jinping" tabindex="-1">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[5]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[2]
  • Bounding box: x = 1516, y = 4309, width = 242, height = 96
  • Reported by Testaro
  • Take me there
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• Element 609

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: China: Ensure Sophia Huang Xueqin’s Release and Guarantee Her Freedom from Arbitrary Restrictions … September 15, 2026
  • Start tag: <a href="/article/china-ensure-sophia-huang-xueqins-release-and-guarantee-her-freedom-arbitrary-restrictions" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[6]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1790, y = 4130, width = 242, height = 161
  • Reported by Testaro
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• Element 619

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: China: Ensure Sophia Huang Xueqin’s Release and Guarantee Her Freedom from Arbitrary Restrictions
  • Start tag: <a href="/article/china-ensure-sophia-huang-xueqins-release-and-guarantee-her-freedom-arbitrary-restrictions" tabindex="-1">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[6]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[2]
  • Bounding box: x = 1790, y = 4309, width = 242, height = 120
  • Reported by Testaro
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• Element 630

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Freedom House Launches Ambassadors for Freedom Program, Names Five Leading Human Rights Defenders as Inaugural Advocates … September 10, 2026
  • Start tag: <a href="/article/freedom-house-launches-ambassadors-freedom-program-names-five-leading-human-rights" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[7]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 2064, y = 4130, width = 242, height = 161
  • Reported by Testaro
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• Element 640

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Freedom House Launches Ambassadors for Freedom Program, Names Five Leading Human Rights Defenders as Inaugural Advocates
  • Start tag: <a href="/article/freedom-house-launches-ambassadors-freedom-program-names-five-leading-human-rights" tabindex="-1">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[7]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[2]
  • Bounding box: x = 2064, y = 4309, width = 242, height = 144
  • Reported by Testaro
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• Element 651

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Freedom House Adopts Case of Imprisoned Belarusian Civil Society Expert Tatiana Kouzina … September 9, 2026
  • Start tag: <a href="/article/freedom-house-adopts-case-imprisoned-belarusian-civil-society-expert-tatiana-kouzina" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[8]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 2338, y = 4130, width = 242, height = 161
  • Reported by Testaro
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• Element 661

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Freedom House Adopts Case of Imprisoned Belarusian Civil Society Expert Tatiana Kouzina
  • Start tag: <a href="/article/freedom-house-adopts-case-imprisoned-belarusian-civil-society-expert-tatiana-kouzina" tabindex="-1">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[8]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[2]
  • Bounding box: x = 2338, y = 4309, width = 242, height = 96
  • Reported by Testaro
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• Element 672

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Freedom House and the R.T. Weatherman Foundation Announce Partnership to Advocate for the Release of Hong Kong Political Prisoner Joshua Wong … September 1, 2026
  • Start tag: <a href="/article/freedom-house-and-rt-weatherman-foundation-announce-partnership-advocate-release-hong-kong" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[9]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 2612, y = 4130, width = 242, height = 161
  • Reported by Testaro
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• Element 682

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Freedom House and the R.T. Weatherman Foundation Announce Partnership to Advocate for the Release of Hong Kong Political Prisoner Joshua Wong
  • Start tag: <a href="/article/freedom-house-and-rt-weatherman-foundation-announce-partnership-advocate-release-hong-kong" tabindex="-1">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[8]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[9]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[2]
  • Bounding box: x = 2612, y = 4309, width = 242, height = 168
  • Reported by Testaro
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• Element 159

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Reports
  • Start tag: <a href="/reports" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/387">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/header[1]/div[4]/div[1]/nav[1]/ul[1]/li[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
  • Reported by Testaro
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• Element 176

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Our Issues
  • Start tag: <a href="/issues" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/351">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/header[1]/div[4]/div[1]/nav[1]/ul[1]/li[2]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
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• Element 185

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Programs
  • Start tag: <a href="/programs" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/447">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/header[1]/div[4]/div[1]/nav[1]/ul[1]/li[3]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
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• Element 190

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Policy Recommendations
  • Start tag: <a href="/policy-recommendations" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/352">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/header[1]/div[4]/div[1]/nav[1]/ul[1]/li[4]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
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• Element 203

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: News Releases & Statements
  • Start tag: <a href="/news-releases-statements" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2121">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/header[1]/div[4]/div[1]/nav[1]/ul[1]/li[8]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
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• Element 208

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: About Us
  • Start tag: <a href="/about-us" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/337">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/header[1]/div[4]/div[1]/nav[1]/ul[1]/li[9]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
  • Reported by Testaro
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