Freedom House released its annual Freedom in the World report this week, rating each of the world's nations according to the political rights and civil liberties of their people. The report found that overall freedom in the world dropped for the ninth consecutive year, with nearly twice as many countries suffering declines in freedom as registering gains.
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This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on December 13, 2014 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) visiting the Korean People's Army (KPA) navy unit 189.
