Global press freedom suffers sharpest fall in 50 years, report finds

<p>The International IDEA’s survey of democratic markers finds US is offering ‘encouragement’ to populist leaders</p><p>Press freedom around the world has suffered its sharpest fall in 50 years as global democracy weakens dramatically, a landmark report has found.</p><p>According to the Stockholm-based <a href="http://www.idea.int/" title="Original URL: http://www.idea.int/. Click or tap if you trust this link.">International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA)</a>, democracy has declined in 94 countries over the last five years and only a third have made progress.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/sep/11/global-press-freedom-suffers-sharpest-fall-in-50-years-report-finds">Continue reading...</a>