Freedom House’s ‘Freedom in the World 2019’ report downgraded Serbia to the status of ‘partly free’, blaming an alleged decline in the country’s democracy, attacks on journalists and increasingly deteriorating election conditions. Serbia was one of the countries with the largest decline in its democracy score, along with Nicaragua, Tanzania and Venezuela, in this year’s edition report, which was published on Tuesday.
Serbia's prime minister on Wednesday rejected an independent freedom watchdog's report that downgraded the Balkan country from "free" to "partly free."
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said: "I absolutely don't think or feel that I live in a partly free country. I think that I live in a country that is freer than a few years ago."
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Freedom in the World has recorded global declines in political rights and civil liberties for an alarming 13 consecutive years, from 2005 to 2018. The global average score has declined each year, and countries with net score declines have consistently outnumbered those with net improvements.
The 13 years of decline have touched all parts of the world and affected Free, Partly Free, and Not Free countries alike. Every region except Asia-Pacific has a lower average score for 2018 than it did in 2005.
Freedom House uses 25 indicators to rank countries on a 100-point scale for its annual report. These indicators include electoral processes, individual rights and the rule of law.
