More aggressive tactics by authoritarian regimes, an upsurge in terrorist attacks and a global economic downturn have contributed to a disturbing decline in global freedom in 2015, according to a U.S.-based international human rights group.
Voice of America: World freedom in decline for 10th year
A man watches TV news reporting on the third anniversary of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il's death, at a railway station in Seoul on Dec.17, 2014.
