Ukraine is no longer a free country

In the ranking of democratic freedoms, the American NGO Freedom House Ukraine fell into the category of" partially free "countries. It is reported by The Washington Post. "Middle East and North Africa still remains the region with the lowest level of freedom, while Ukraine and Mexico dropped from the category of" free "countries in the category of" partly free "- the report says Freedom House. Watchdog group noted an improvement in the past year, Kyrgyzstan and Guinea, who rose from "not free" category "partly free" after a relatively free and fair elections. "The fifth consecutive year, Freedom House reports on the deterioration of political rights and civil liberties around the world - have noted in the group. - Number of free elections had fallen to 115, the lowest level since 1995, after the maximum - 123 - in 2005." In total, according to the report, the level of freedom declined in 25 countries: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Burundi, Cambodia, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Hungary, Iran, Kuwait, Latvia, Madagascar, Mexico, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Thailand, Ukraine, Venezuela and Zambia. Recall that in June 2010, according to the report, "States in the transition state" Freedom House from the former Soviet republics Georgia and Ukraine only, and the Baltic countries were not included in the number of authoritarian or semi. Experts estimate that in 2009 the Ukrainian media at the national level have been mostly free, but some problems arose in the regions. Creation of public broadcasting let a lack of political will. It should also be noted that according to Freedom House estimates, nearly 80% of the citizens of the former Soviet Union, more than 220 million people suffer from manifestations of authoritarianism. Ministry of Industry