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The world’s dramatic retreat from democracy, in one chart

· March 3, 2021 ·

advertisement advertisement advertisement Amid the upheaval wrought by the coronavirus pandemic and political clashes occurring in dictatorships across the globe, 2020 saw a record decline in global democracy and freedom, according to an extensive new report. advertisement advertisement Washington, D.C., think tank Freedom House recently published research showing that world freedoms have continuously fallen since 2005 , and the tally of nations that experienced democratic losses reached a 15-year peak last year. Seventy-three countries saw their freedoms retreat, whereas just 28 countries made strides toward a more democratic society: Of those countries, some saw a deeper retreat than others , including Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Tanzania, India, and the United States. India, the world’s most populous democracy, was downgraded from “free” to “partly free” after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his allies cracked down on media … [Read more...] about The world’s dramatic retreat from democracy, in one chart

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