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Armenia Among Partially Free Countries: Other EEU Members Not Free
01.29.2015 11:45 epress.am
Freedom House, a U.S. based NGO advocating democracy, political
freedom, and human rights, has released their Freedom in the World
2015 annual report, which categorized Armenia as partly free.
Freedom in the World 2015 evaluates the state of freedom in 195
countries and 15 territories during 2014. Each country and territory
is assigned two numerical ratings'from 1 to 7'for political rights and
civil liberties, with 1 representing the most free and 7 the least
free. The two ratings are based on scores assigned to 25 more detailed
indicators. The average of a country or territory's political rights
and civil liberties ratings determines whether it is Free, Partly
Free, or Not Free.
Armenia received a rating of 5 for political rights, while a 4 for
civil liberties. Among Disputed Territories, Nagorno Karabakh was
categorized as Partly Free and received a 5 in both categories,
passing both Azerbaijan and Russia which are Not Free, with a score of
6 total. According to the report, Ukraine, Turkey, Georgia, and
Kyrgyzstan are also Partly Free.
Among the states categorized as Not Free are Belarus, Kazakhstan,
Uzbekistan, and Iran. Among all the Eurasian Economic Union countries
(Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Armenia) only Armenia is Partially
Free.
Freedom House stresses that there has been an increase of aggressive
tactics by authoritarian regimes and terrorist attacks, which has
contributed to the decline of freedom in the world for the ninth
straight year. Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a rollback of democratic
gains by Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Turkish president
Recep Tayyip ErdoÄ?an's intensified campaign against press freedom and
civil society, and further centralization of authority in China were
evidence of a growing disdain for democratic standards that was found
in nearly all regions of the world.
In particular, according to the report, `Azerbaijani president Ilham
Aliyev won a landslide reelection victory against an opposition that
was crippled by arrests and legal constraints, and the regime stepped
up its jailing of human rights activists, journalists, and other
perceived enemies.
Despite year after year of declines in political rights and civil
liberties, however, Azerbaijan has avoided the democratic world's
opprobrium due to its energy wealth and cooperation on security
matters.' stated the report.
Among the 195 states, 89 have been considered Free, 55 ` Partially
Free, and 51 - Not Free.
http://www.epress.am/en/2015/01/29/armenia-considered-partially-free-other-eeu-members-not-free.html
01.29.2015 11:45 epress.am
Freedom House, a U.S. based NGO advocating democracy, political
freedom, and human rights, has released their Freedom in the World
2015 annual report, which categorized Armenia as partly free.
Freedom in the World 2015 evaluates the state of freedom in 195
countries and 15 territories during 2014. Each country and territory
is assigned two numerical ratings'from 1 to 7'for political rights and
civil liberties, with 1 representing the most free and 7 the least
free. The two ratings are based on scores assigned to 25 more detailed
indicators. The average of a country or territory's political rights
and civil liberties ratings determines whether it is Free, Partly
Free, or Not Free.
Armenia received a rating of 5 for political rights, while a 4 for
civil liberties. Among Disputed Territories, Nagorno Karabakh was
categorized as Partly Free and received a 5 in both categories,
passing both Azerbaijan and Russia which are Not Free, with a score of
6 total. According to the report, Ukraine, Turkey, Georgia, and
Kyrgyzstan are also Partly Free.
Among the states categorized as Not Free are Belarus, Kazakhstan,
Uzbekistan, and Iran. Among all the Eurasian Economic Union countries
(Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Armenia) only Armenia is Partially
Free.
Freedom House stresses that there has been an increase of aggressive
tactics by authoritarian regimes and terrorist attacks, which has
contributed to the decline of freedom in the world for the ninth
straight year. Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a rollback of democratic
gains by Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Turkish president
Recep Tayyip ErdoÄ?an's intensified campaign against press freedom and
civil society, and further centralization of authority in China were
evidence of a growing disdain for democratic standards that was found
in nearly all regions of the world.
In particular, according to the report, `Azerbaijani president Ilham
Aliyev won a landslide reelection victory against an opposition that
was crippled by arrests and legal constraints, and the regime stepped
up its jailing of human rights activists, journalists, and other
perceived enemies.
Despite year after year of declines in political rights and civil
liberties, however, Azerbaijan has avoided the democratic world's
opprobrium due to its energy wealth and cooperation on security
matters.' stated the report.
Among the 195 states, 89 have been considered Free, 55 ` Partially
Free, and 51 - Not Free.
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