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<span class="fotn-legend-chart purple"></span> <span>Not Free</span> </p> <p class="fotn-legend-chart-mobile"> <span class="fotn-legend-chart green"></span> <span>Free</span> <span class="fotn-legend-chart yellow"></span> <span>Partly Free</span> <span class="fotn-legend-chart purple"></span> <span>Not Free</span> </p> <div id="country-info"> <div id="country-info-left"> <div id="country-title">Click on a Country to Explore</div> <div id="country-link"></div> <div id="country-status"></div> <div id="country-score"></div> <div id="country-politicalrights"></div> <div id="country-civilliberties"></div> <div id="country-freedomrating"></div> </div> <div id="country-info-right"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="chart-bar-whole-2016-fiw"> <h2><span>Percentage of the Selected Population</span></h2> <div id="fiw-chart"> </div> </div> </div></div></div> </div> <div class="clearfix"> <nav class="links node-links clearfix"></nav> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div 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node-published node-not-promoted node-not-sticky author-admin even clearfix" id="node-page-48170"> <div class="content clearfix"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><div class="fiw-2016-landing-left"><img alt="" src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/cover-report-2016_0.png" style="height:auto; margin-left:5px; width:315px"/></div> <div class="fiw-2016-landing-right"> <p>The world was battered by crises that fueled xenophobic sentiment in democratic countries, undermined the economies of states dependent on the sale of natural resources, and led authoritarian regimes to crack down harder on dissent. These developments contributed to the 10th consecutive year of decline in global freedom.</p> <ul> <li>The number of countries showing a decline in freedom for the year—72—was the largest since the 10-year slide began. Just 43 countries made gains.</li> <li>Over the past 10 years, 105 countries have seen a net decline, and only 61 have experienced a net improvement.</li> <li>Ratings for the Middle East and North Africa region were the worst in the world in 2015, followed closely by Eurasia.</li> <li>Over the last decade, the most significant global reversals have been in freedom of expression and the rule of law.</li> </ul> </div> <ul class="fh-buttons"> <li> <h5><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world-2016/overview-essay-anxious-dictators-wavering-democracies">Read the Report</a></h5> </li> <li> <h5><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/FH_FITW_Report_2016.pdf" onclick="ga('send', 'event', { eventCategory: 'Download FIW 2016', eventAction: 'FIW 2016', eventLabel: 'FIW 2016 PDF Report', eventValue: 1});">Download PDF</a></h5> </li> </ul> </div></div></div> </div> <div class="clearfix"> <nav class="links node-links clearfix"></nav> 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href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/moldova"><span>Moldova</span></a></td> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction_up_blue.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/burkina-faso"><span style="color: #2597EC;">Burkina Faso</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction-down-arrow-red.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/bangladesh"><span>Bangladesh</span></a></td> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction-down-arrow-red.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/montenegro"><span>Montenegro</span></a></td> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction_up_blue.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/myanmar"><span style="color: #2597EC;">Myanmar</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction-down-arrow-red.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/burundi"><span>Burundi</span></a></td> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction-down-arrow-red.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/morocco"><span>Morocco</span></a></td> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction_up_blue.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/nigeria"><span style="color: #2597EC;">Nigeria</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction-down-arrow-red.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/el-salvador"><span>El Salvador</span></a></td> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction-down-arrow-red.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/rwanda"><span>Rwanda</span></a></td> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction_up_blue.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/sri-lanka"><span style="color: #2597EC;">Sri Lanka</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction-down-arrow-red.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/honduras"><span>Honduras</span></a></td> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction-down-arrow-red.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/tajikistan"><span>Tajikistan</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction-down-arrow-red.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/hungary"><span>Hungary</span></a></td> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction-down-arrow-red.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/turkey"><span>Turkey</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction-down-arrow-red.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/macedonia"><span>Macedonia</span></a></td> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction-down-arrow-red.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/united-states"><span>United States</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction-down-arrow-red.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/maldives"><span>Maldives</span></a></td> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction-down-arrow-red.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/yemen"><span>Yemen</span></a></td> </tr> </table> <table class="trends-arrow-fiw-2016-mobile"> <colgroup> <col style="width: 10px"> <col style="width: 45%"> <col style="width: 10px"> <col style="width: 45%"> </colgroup> <tr> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="4">Downward Trend Arrows</th> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction-down-arrow-red.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/angola"><span>Angola</span></a></td> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction-down-arrow-red.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/moldova"><span>Moldova</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction-down-arrow-red.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/bangladesh"><span>Bangladesh</span></a></td> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction-down-arrow-red.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/montenegro"><span>Montenegro</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction-down-arrow-red.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/burundi"><span>Burundi</span></a></td> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction-down-arrow-red.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/morocco"><span>Morocco</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction-down-arrow-red.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/el-salvador"><span>El Salvador</span></a></td> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction-down-arrow-red.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/rwanda"><span>Rwanda</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction-down-arrow-red.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/honduras"><span>Honduras</span></a></td> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction-down-arrow-red.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/tajikistan"><span>Tajikistan</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction-down-arrow-red.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/hungary"><span>Hungary</span></a></td> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction-down-arrow-red.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/turkey"><span>Turkey</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction-down-arrow-red.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/macedonia"><span>Macedonia</span></a></td> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction-down-arrow-red.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/united-states"><span>United States</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction-down-arrow-red.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/maldives"><span>Maldives</span></a></td> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction-down-arrow-red.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/yemen"><span>Yemen</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Upward Trend Arrows</th> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction_up_blue.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/burkina-faso"><span style="color: #2597EC;">Burkina Faso</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction_up_blue.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/myanmar"><span style="color: #2597EC;">Myanmar</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction_up_blue.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/nigeria"><span style="color: #2597EC;">Nigeria</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/web/20160305085143im_/https://freedomhouse.org/sites/all/themes/freedom_house/images/direction_up_blue.png"></td> <td><a href="/web/20160305085143/https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/sri-lanka"><span style="color: #2597EC;">Sri Lanka</span></a></td> </tr> </table></div></div></div> </div> <div class="clearfix"> <nav class="links node-links clearfix"></nav> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="panel-separator"></div><div class="panel-pane pane-node"> <h2 class="pane-title">Countries to Watch in 2016</h2> <div class="pane-content"> <article about="/report/countries-watch-2016" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" class="node node-book node-published node-not-promoted node-not-sticky author-admin even clearfix" id="node-book-48172"> <div class="content clearfix"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The following countries are among those that may be approaching important turning points in their democratic trajectory and deserve special scrutiny in the coming year.</p> <ul><li><strong>Angola</strong>: Squeezed by low oil prices, Angola’s autocratic government is likely to intensify suppression of dissent and expand surveillance of private citizens. </li> <li><strong>Bosnia and Herzegovina</strong>: The country could face even worse government dysfunction if a planned Bosnian Serb referendum on the national court’s legitimacy takes place.</li> <li><strong>Democratic Republic of Congo</strong>: With the army poised to crush protests, President Kabila is considering a constitutional amendment that would allow him to seek a third term in 2016.</li> <li><strong>Iran</strong>: Moderate reformists are preparing for critical February elections to the parliament and the Assembly of Experts, the body that appoints the supreme leader.</li> <li><strong>Kuwait</strong>: Authorities are quashing dissent with increasing aggression and frequency, galvanizing concerns about citizenship revocation and use of the death penalty.</li> <li><strong>Malaysia</strong>: Political repression in Malaysia could intensify as the prime minister faces increasing pressure over an embezzlement scandal.</li> <li><strong>Myanmar</strong>: Once the newly elected legislature is seated and a government is formed, the National League for Democracy will be under pressure to deliver on its promises.</li> <li><strong>Nigeria</strong>: Observers will be able to assess President Buhari’s first year in office, including his efforts to combat entrenched corruption and Boko Haram militants.</li> <li><strong>Poland</strong>: The initial actions of the Law and Justice government in 2015, including attempts to stack key institutions with partisan loyalists, raise serious concerns about Poland’s trajectory.</li> <li><strong>Venezuela</strong>: Although the 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