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<span>Afghanistan, Burkina Faso and Myanmar posted the largest declines in press freedom, while South Korea ranked fourth due to increased defamation cases against journalists and raids on their residences by government forces.</span

Afghanistan, Burkina Faso and Myanmar posted the largest declines in press freedom, while South Korea ranked fourth due to increased defamation cases against journalists and raids on their residences by government forces.

<span>More than half of the world's countries, totaling 94 nations, registered a decline in at least one key democracy indicator between 2019 and 2024, while only one-third of surveyed countries made democratic progress during this period.</span

More than half of the world's countries, totaling 94 nations, registered a decline in at least one key democracy indicator between 2019 and 2024, while only one-third of surveyed countries made democratic progress during this period.

Global Press Freedom Hits 50-Year Low as Democracy Declines

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