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| 2018 | Tunisia maintained its 'Free' status, continuing to demonstrate democratic progress in the Middle East and North Africa region. |
| 2018 | Venezuela's political status deteriorated further, changing from 'Partly Free' to 'Not Free' with a decline in both Political Rights and Civil Liberties scores. |
| 2018 | Turkey's freedom status declined from Partly Free to Not Free, marking a significant deterioration in political rights and civil liberties according to the Freedom in the World report. |
| 2017 | Montenegro transitioned from a Free status to a Partly Free status, suggesting challenges to its democratic processes and civil liberties. |
| 2017 | Most countries in the Americas maintained consistent Freedom House ratings, with only minor fluctuations in their Political Rights and Civil Liberties scores. |
| 2017 | Myanmar transitions from 'Not Free' to 'Partly Free' status, indicating progressive political reforms. |
| 2017 | Belarus experiences a slight improvement in political rights rating, dropping from 7 to 6, though remaining classified as 'Not Free'. |
| 2016 | Some Eurasian countries like Kazakhstan and Tajikistan show incremental declines in political rights, further restricting their democratic freedoms. |
| 2016 | The Dominican Republic transitioned from 'Free' to 'Partly Free' status, indicating a decline in democratic metrics. |
| 2016 | Hungary experienced a decline in political rights, moving from 1 to 2 on the Freedom House scale, indicating a potential reduction in democratic freedoms. |
| 2016 | The United States maintained its 'Free' status with 1 point for Political Rights and 1 point for Civil Liberties throughout most of the decade. |
| 2015 | Tunisia became the first country in the region to achieve 'Free' status, representing a major democratic breakthrough. |
| 2015 | Thailand's freedom status deteriorates, moving from 'Partly Free' to 'Not Free'. |
| 2014 | Ukraine experiences significant political changes, with its freedom status shifting from 'Free' to 'Partly Free' according to Freedom House ratings. |
| 2012 | Myanmar begins gradual political liberalization, shifting from 'Not Free' to showing initial signs of improvement in political rights. |
| 2011 | Arab Spring uprisings began, significantly impacting political freedoms across the Middle East and North Africa region, with notable changes in countries like Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya. |
| 2011 | Continued assessment of political rights and civil liberties demonstrates minimal changes in freedom status across Asia-Pacific countries. |
| 2010 | Freedom House assessment shows multiple countries in the Asia-Pacific region remain 'Not Free', including Afghanistan, Bahrain, Cambodia, China, North Korea, and Vietnam. |
| 2010 | Freedom House report classifies most Eurasian countries as 'Not Free' or 'Partly Free', with only Ukraine and Moldova showing slight improvements in political rights and civil liberties. |
This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia article Freedom in the World by region, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.