Democracy undergoing 'alarming' decline around the world, study finds | The Independent

Democracy undergoing 'alarming' decline around the world, study finds | The Independent: Democracy is undergoing an “alarming” decline across the world as a growing number of countries move towards authoritarian rule, according to the Freedom House think tank.  The US organisation’s annual “Freedom in the World” report found 2018 was the 13th consecutive year of deteriorating freedoms around the globe.