Freedom House
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| 2025 | Freedom in the World annual report published, providing comprehensive global rankings of countries based on political rights and civil liberties across 195 countries and territories. |
| 2024 | Ongoing publication of annual report, tracking and analyzing global freedom metrics across different nations. |
| 2024 | Crimea and Eastern Donbas are removed from Freedom in the World rankings |
| 2023 | Freedom in the World report persisted in its systematic documentation and ranking of countries based on their democratic and civil liberty status. |
| 2023 | Republic of Artsakh concludes its period of inclusion in the Freedom in the World rankings. |
| 2022 | Freedom in the World survey published, providing comprehensive analysis of global political rights and civil liberties across different countries. |
| 2021 | Annual report continues tracking freedom status, with territories like Taiwan maintaining 'Free' status with high political rights and civil liberties scores, while regions like Gaza Strip and West Bank remain classified as 'Not Free'. |
| 2021 | Freedom in the World survey published, maintaining consistent methodology for evaluating countries' democratic status and freedom levels. |
| 2020 | Eastern Donbas first appears in Freedom in the World rankings as 'Not Free' |
| 2020 | Significant changes in freedom status observed for multiple regions, including Hong Kong experiencing a notable decline from 'Partly Free' with increased restrictions, and some territories like Tibet and Western Sahara maintaining 'Not Free' status. |
| 2020 | Freedom in the World survey published, continuing annual assessment of global political rights and civil liberties with established criteria for electoral democracy. |
| 2019 | Freedom in the World survey published, covering country rankings for political rights and civil liberties from the previous year, using a methodology that categorizes countries as 'Free' (1.0–2.5), 'Partly Free' (3.0–5.0), or 'Not Free' (5.5–7.0). |
| 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 | Crimea first appears in Freedom in the World rankings as 'Not Free' |
| 2014 | Freedom in the World report begins tracking status of various territories and disputed regions, including Hong Kong, Gaza Strip, Kashmir, Taiwan, and others, with detailed political rights (PR) and civil liberties (CL) ratings. |
| 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 | Palestinian Territories are removed from Freedom in the World rankings |
| 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. |
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