WASHINGTON – Populist and nationalist forces made significant gains in democratic states in 2016, while authoritarian powers engaged in brazen acts of aggression, according to “Freedom in the World 2017,” Freedom House’s annual report on political rights and civil liberties. The report finds 2016 to mark the 11th consecutive year of decline in global freedom....
Decline of freedom continues in 2016 amid rising populism and autocracy
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