"The decline is global, affects countries with military and economic power, affects countries that had previously shown signs of [potential] reform, and is accompanied by enhanced persecution of political dissidents and independent journalists," said Arch Puddington, the group's director of research.
"Pogoršanje je globalno i utječe na zemlje s vojnom i gospodarskom snagom, zemlje koje su ranije pokazivale znake [potencijalnih] reformi i praćeno je većim progonom političkih disidenata i neovisnih novinara", izjavio je Arch Puddington, ravnatelj ove udruge za istraživanja.