FACTS
WHAT’S THE WORD?
The State of the Freedom of Speech
55%
OF AMERICANS
say Democracy means Human Right # 19: Freedom of Expression.
1 BILLION
PEOPLE
enjoy freedom of the press. More than 6 billion do not.
9%
DROP
in freedom of the Internet over the last three years.
33%
OF ALL NATIONS
have virtually no freedom of speech.
105
COUNTRIES
have seen a net decline in freedom of speech over the last 10 years.
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