Freedom Report Freedom in the World 2026 says 54 countries saw worsening across political rights and civil liberties in 2025. The report further notes 35 countries reported improvements. 21% globally lives in countries rated Free, lower than 46%. Two decades ago it reached 46%. FIW 2026 signals threats and reprisals linked to political speech fueled chill on speech.
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.
freedomhouse.orgunilateral 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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