Support for Ukraine is vital for European democracy
Unless democracies act urgently and consistently to uphold their own interests and values, more territory will be lost to dictatorship and repression.
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Unless democracies act urgently and consistently to uphold their own interests and values, more territory will be lost to dictatorship and repression.
A report released today by US-based rights watchdog Freedom House shows that autocrats like Vladimir Putin have grown bolder.
Global freedom has receded for the 18th consecutive year, according to a report released Thursday by American nonprofit Freedom House. “Global freedom declined for the 18th consecutive year in 2023. The breadth and depth of the deterioration were extensive,” Freedom House said in the report. “Political rights and civil liberties were diminished in 52 countries,…
Democracy faced sharp, widespread setbacks worldwide in 2023 with violence and manipulation marring a series of elections, Freedom House said yesterday.
The 51st edition of Freedom in the World finds that only 21 countries recorded improvements in 2023, while 52 suffered declines.