Freedom of speech in crisis

More than half of the worldÕs population is unable to speak freely, with a sharp rise in recent years due to the deterioration of free speech in India


FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AROUND THE WORLD

Open 
Restricted
Less restricted 
Highly restricted
Crisis

Countries per expression category
38 35 25 24 39

People per category (millions)
1,287 531 1,161 773 4,212


Data from 2023


Sources: The Guardian, Article 19
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