Freedom House Report Says Global Freedom Declined For 17th Year

 

RFE: Rights Watchdog Says Global Freedom Declined For 17th Year  

Global freedoms declined for a 17th consecutive year in 2022 as the struggle for democracy approaches a turning point amid a curtailment of freedom of expression in countries such as Russia and Iran. 

Human rights watchdog Freedom House said in its annual report on freedoms around the world, released on March 9, that the number of countries to score zero for freedom of expression rose on the year to 33 from 14, with media freedom coming under pressure in at least 157 countries and territories during 2022.  

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WNU Editor: The Freedom House report is here .... Freedom in the World 2023: Marking 50 Years in the Struggle for Democracy (Freedom House). 

Freedom House Report Says Global Freedom Declined For 17th Year  

Report: Global Freedoms Declined in 2022, but in Fewer Countries -- Reuters  

Democracy's global decline hits "possible turning point," report finds -- Axios 

Freedom House downgrades Peru, Burkina Faso but sees bright spots -- AFP  

Freedom House: Global Freedom Declines for 17th Year -- GIJN  

The Global Democratic Recession May Finally Be Ending, a New Report Finds -- Time

A Look At The Current State Of 'Freedom' In The World?

Business Insider: The 27 countries in the world with the most freedom

Freedom means different things to different people.

But Freedom House, an independent watchdog organization that releases an annual report on freedom around the world, measures it in terms of civil liberties and political rights.

Their annual report, Freedom in the World, "operates from the assumption that freedom for all people is best achieved in liberal democratic societies."

In 2018, more than 130 in-house and external analysts and advisers from academia, think tanks, and human rights institutions created the report by collecting data from media, research articles, government documents, and other sources.

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WNU editor: Freedom House's annual report is here .... Freedom in the World 2018.

VOA: Freedom House: Democracy Ratings for Most Countries

A new report warns that democratic values are weakening in countries around the world.

The report found that values such as fair elections and freedom of the press have worsened in each of the past 12 years.

The findings are from Freedom House, an American-based non-governmental organization.

Freedom House works in support of political freedom and democracy worldwide. While the group is independent, some of its money comes from the United States government.

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WNU Editor: The report from Freedom House is here.

Report: More Governments Are Using Social Media To Shape Public Opinion

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The Guardian: Thirty countries use 'armies of opinion shapers' to manipulate democracy – report

Governments in Venezuela, the Philippines, Turkey and elsewhere use social media to influence elections, drive agendas and counter critics, says report

The governments of 30 countries around the globe are using armies of so called opinion shapers to meddle in elections, advance anti-democratic agendas and repress their citizens, a new report shows.

Unlike widely reported Russian attempts to influence foreign elections, most of the offending countries use the internet to manipulate opinion domestically, says US NGO Freedom House.

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WNU Editor: The full report is here .... Manipulating Social Media to Undermine Democracy (Freedom House).

More News On Freedom House's Report On Government Manipulation Of Social Media

Governments in 30 countries are paying 'keyboard armies' to spread propaganda, report says -- The Telegraph
Government-controlled 'keyboard' armies now a global phenomenon, new report says -- Los Angeles Times
Russia-type meddling found in 18 nations' elections last year: report -- The Hill
Votes in 18 nations 'hacked' in last year -- BBC
The US is not alone in its fake news problem -- Business Insider
More countries are using social media to crack down on dissent, study finds -- The Verge
Freedom House: Governments strangling the web -- Aljazeera

Freedom House Has Released It's World Freedom Index

Freedom In The World 2013 -- Council On Foreign Relations

The invaluable annual survey of freedom by Freedom House has just been released. Freedom In The World 2013 describes a year of gains and losses:

The findings of Freedom in the World 2013, the latest edition of Freedom House’s annual report on political rights and civil liberties, showed that more countries registered declines than exhibited gains over the course of 2012. This marks the seventh consecutive year in which countries with declines outnumbered those with improvements. Yet the number of countries ranked as Free increased by three, and now stands at 90, suggesting that the overall ferment includes a potential for progress as well as deterioration.

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More News On Freedom House's Recent Report on Global Freedom

Report details countries' freedom status -- UPI
Democracy worldwide in decline, warns watchdog -- Deutsche Welle
Freedom House: Myanmar now more free than China -- Passport/Foreign Policy
Freedoms took a hit in 2012 -- CNN
Which countries are most free — and most oppressive? -- Washington Post
Freedom In The World 2013: Freedom House Ranks The Best And Worst Countries On Liberty -- Huffington Post
Freedom in the World 2013: Winners and Losers -- Huffington Post

WNU Editor: The full report is here.

Freedom Has Declined Worldwide In 2010

World Became Less Free In 2010, Freedom House Says -- RIA Novosti

The 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

Report: Freedom Around The World Declines For 3rd Consecutive Year

From Voice Of America:

Freedom House, the U.S.-based democracy monitoring group, says global freedom is on the retreat around the world for a third consecutive year. The group's annual survey on the state of political rights and civil liberties in 193 countries found little to celebrate in 2008. But, there were some modest improvements.

The annual Freedom House survey assigns each country one of three grades: "free," "partly free" or "not free".

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