World’s Most Repressive Regimes Resistant to Change
FREEDOM IN The World, a report by Freedom House, lists the world’s most repressive regimes.
Did Tony Blair get out in time, just before the UK made the list? No. The UK, even that bit influenced by London mayor Ken Livingstone, has a long way to go before it is as repressive as some of these god-forsaken lands.
The reports are excerpted from Freedom in the World 2007, which surveys the state of freedom in 193 countries and 15 select territories. The ratings and
accompanying essays are based on events from December 1, 2005 through
December 31, 2006. The 17 countries and 3 territories profiled in this report are drawn from the total of 45 countries and 7 territories that are considered to be Not Free and whose citizens endure systematic and pervasive human rights violations.
The worst places to be a citizen – and maybe best places to be in change – are:
Burma
Cuba
Libya
North Korea
Somalia
Sudan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
The report also includes nine further countries near the bottom of Freedom
House’s list of the most repressive:
Belarus
China
Cote d’Ivoire
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Laos
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Zimbabwe
Uzbekistan
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