12-19-2005, 12:33
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Freedom in the World 2006
Freedom House released its annual rankings today of political rights and civil liberties worldwide. They rate them from 1 to 7, with 7 the worst, in each category. The average is the composite rating. Scores from 1 to 2.5 are considered "free"; from 3 to 5 are "partly free"; and from 5.5 to 7 are "not free."
Some highlights: - The lowest ranked at 7 (i.e. a 7 in both categories) are: Burma, Cuba, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
- The second-lowest at 6.5 (i.e. a 7 in one category and a 6 in the other) are Belarus, China, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Laos, Somalia, Saudi Arabia and Zimbabwe. Saudi Arabia is new to this, having climbed up from a 7.
- Vietnam, previously a 6.5, improves to a 6, which is still "not free." Iran remains a 6.
To gauge the progress of freedom worldwide, these are the countries whose ratings improved in 2005: - Afghanistan, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Colombia, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Lithuania, Mauritania, Namibia, Romania, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine and Vietnam.
These are the countries whose ratings fell: - Congo (Brazzaville), Gabon, The Gambia, Guyana, Nepal, The Philippines, Suriname, Thailand, Uzbekistan and Venezuela.
Freedom House's press release is here: http://www.freedomhouse.org/media/pressrel/122005.htm
Charts and rankings are here, in PDF format: http://www.freedomhouse.org/research...Charts2006.pdf
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12-19-2005, 13:22
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From least free to most free.
Not free states:
Least free, with a composite score of 7: - Burma
- Cuba
- Libya
- North Korea
- Sudan
- Syria
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
Composite score of 6.5: - Belarus
- China
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Haiti
- Laos
- Saudi Arabia
- Somalia
- Zimbabwe
Composite score of 6: - Cameroon
- Congo (Kinshasa)
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Iran
- Swaziland
- United Arab Emirates
- Vietnam
Composite score of 5.5: - Algeria
- Angola
- Azerbaijan
- Bhutan
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- Chad
- Egypt
- Guinea
- Iraq
- Kazakhstan
- Maldives
- Nepal
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Qatar
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Tajikistan
- Togo
- Tunisia
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12-19-2005, 13:24
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Partly Free
Composite score of 5: - Afghanistan
- Bahrain
- Congo (Brazzaville)
- Djibouti
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Mauritania
- Yemen
Composite score of 4.5: - Armenia
- Central African Republic
- The Gambia
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lebanon
- Morocco
- Singapore
- Uganda
Composite score of 4: - Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Bangladesh
- Comoros
- Guatemala
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Nigeria
- Tonga
- Venezuela
- Zambia
Composite score of 3.5: - Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Fiji
- Guinea-Bissau
- Moldova
- Mozambique
- Sierra Leone
- Tanzania
Composite score of 3: - Albania
- Bolivia
- Colombia
- East Timor
- Ecuador
- Georgia
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Kenya
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Philippines
- Seychelles
- Solomon Islands
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
- Turkey
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12-19-2005, 13:26
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Free
Composite score of 2.5: - El Salvador
- India
- Indonesia
- Jamaica
- Lesotho
- Peru
- Senegal
- Serbia and Montenegro
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Ukraine
Composite score of 2: - Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Benin
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Croatia
- Dominican Republic
- Mali
- Mexico
- Mongolia
- Namibia
- Romania
- Samoa
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Suriname
- Vanuatu
Composite score of 1.5: - Belize
- Bulgaria
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Israel
- Japan
- Mauritius
- Monaco
- Panama
- Saint Vincent and Grenadines
- South Africa
- South Korea
Composite score of 1: - Andorra
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Chile
- Costa Rica
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Dominica
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Kiribati
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Micronesia
- Nauru
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Palau
- Poland
- Portugal
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- San Marino
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Tuvalu
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
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12-19-2005, 15:53
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Shouldn't California and New York have a 5 rating?
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12-19-2005, 21:14
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Interesting report. Thanks for posting it, AL.
--Aric
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DPRK should be next...
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12-20-2005, 04:12
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Originally Posted by sf11b_p
Shouldn't California and New York have a 5 rating?
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at least. 
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