World Became Less Free In 2010, Freedom House Says -- RIA NovostiThe world is facing a decline in political rights and civil liberties, the global pro-democracy group Freedom House said on Thursday in its annual report.
Freedom in the World 2011 analyzes changes in the state of political and civil rights observed in 2010 and gives each country a freedom status - Free, Partly Free, or Not Free.
In 2010, the Washington-based nongovernmental organization said, 25 countries showed significant drops in key democracy factors and the number of "free" countries decreased from 89 to 87.
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More News On The Decline Of World Freedom
Report: Authoritarian Regimes Continue to Suppress World Freedom -- Voice of America
Freedom in decline worldwide: US report -- AFP
Report Says Decline In Freedom Continues Across Former Soviet Union -- Radio Free Europe
Freedom House reports significant declines in democracy in 25 countries last year -- Canadian Press
Freedom Gone South: Why Mexico -- and the rest of the world -- is getting less democratic. -- Joshua E. Keating, Foreign Policy
Freedom House tracking human rights or promoting liberal agenda? -- Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post
Measuring Freedom -- John Tabin, American Spectator
Freedom in decline -- Washington Post editorial
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