Latest News About Political freedom faces worldwide weakening

Updated 2026-06-18 09:12

Freedom in the World Freedom in the World 2026 reports 54 nations experienced deterioration across political rights and civil liberties during 2025. The report further notes 35 nations showed progress. Just 21% globally resides in Free-rated countries, from 46%. Two decades back it stood 46%. FIW 2026 highlights threats and reprisals linked to political speech fueled repression effect on nonviolent expression.

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Regional Trends | Freedom House

In the United States, an escalation in both legislative dysfunction and executive dominance, growing pressure on people’s ability to engage in free expression, and efforts by the new administration to undermine anticorruption safeguards all contributed to a 3-point decline, bringing the country’s score to 81 out of 100.

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FREEDOM IN THE WORLD 2026

unilateral authority. Separately, a multiyear rise in threats and reprisals for political speech as well as government efforts to punish nonviolent expression by noncitizens produced a chilling effect on personal expression more broadly. The new presidential administration also disregarded conflicts of interest and weakened both anticorruption safeguards

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