"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 utiče na zemlje sa vojnom i ekonomskom snagom, zemlje koje su prethodno pokazivale znake [potencijalnih] reformi, i praćeno je većim progonom političkih disidenata i nezavisnih novinara", rekao je Arč Padington, direktor te organizacije za istraživanja.