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Global freedom has declined for a 20th year, according to the latest Freedom in the World rankings from NGO Freedom House. Taiwan scored 93 in 2025, down one point from last year, but it remains a free country and second in Asia for civil liberties and political rights behind Japan.
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00:00Taiwan has once again ranked highly on the Global Freedom Index.
00:04In its latest report, non-profit Freedom House says freedom has declined worldwide for a 20th consecutive year,
00:11with the U.S. among those slipping.
00:13Taiwan scored 93 out of 100 points in 2025, down one point from the year before.
00:20It remains classified as a free country, ranked second in Asia, behind Japan.
00:26Freedom House warned that over the past two decades, far more countries have fallen into the not-free category
00:32than those that have democratized or improved to free status.
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