NEW YORK - Global freedom has suffered a disturbing decline with 60 percent of the world's population, or 2.6 billion people, living in countries that are not completely free, according to a report released on Jan. 28. Freedom House's annual study which evaluated the state of freedom in 195 countries and 15 territories determined that 61 countries became less free in 2014, while just 31 saw freedoms improve.
Associated Press: Freedom House sees disturbing global decline in democracy
A general view shows the pro-democracy protest site in the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong on Dec. 12, 2014.
