“Freedom in the World 2021: Democracy under Siege” report 

“Freedom in the World 2021: Democracy under Siege” report 

Part of: GS Prelims and GS – II – Fundamental rights

In news

• “Freedom in the World 2021: Democracy under Siege” report was recently released.
• Released by: U.S. think tank, Freedom House
• It has classified India as ‘partly free’.

Key takeaways

• India’s score was 67 
• Last year, its score was 71/100 (free category ) 
• According to the report, the Indian government and its State-level allies continued to crack down on critics during the year.
• The report also highlighted that many outfits encouraged the scapegoating of Muslims, who were disproportionately blamed for the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
• The U.S. dropped three points over one year, down to 83/100.
• China, classified as ‘not free’, dropped a point from last year going down to 9/100.