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1、FreedomintheWorld2013DEMOCRATICBREAKTHROUGHSINTHEBALANCESelecteddatafromFreedomHouse’sannualsurveyofpoliticalrightsandcivillibertiesFREEDOMINTHEWORLD2013:DEMOCRATICBREAKTHROUGHSINTHEBALANCEbyArchPuddingtonAstheyear2012drewtoaclose,eventsintheMohamedMorsithatwasonlypartiallythwartedMiddleEastdramatiz
2、edtwocompetingtrends:bymassprotests.Finally,atyear’sendthestatedemandsforchangepushedforwardbypopularprosecutorannouncedplanstoinvestigatedemocraticmovements,andanauthoritarianleadingoppositionfiguresonchargesoftreason,responsethatcombinesintransigencewithandpoliticalcommentatorsforallegedstrategica
3、daptability.defamation.Theambiguousnatureofthesedevelopments,Asintheworldatlarge,morecountriesinthecombinedwitheitherinstabilityorauthoritarianMENAregionendureddeclinesthanmadegainsretrenchmentinotherregions,hadasignificantintheirdrivetowardfreedomin2012.impactonthestateofglobalfreedom.TheAspiration
4、sforelectionsandaccountablefindingsofFreedomintheWorld2013,thegovernmentwereoftenfiercelysuppressedlatesteditionofFreedomHouse’sannualreportthrougharrests,imprisonment,policeviolence,onpoliticalrightsandcivilliberties,showedthatandinSyria,amurderouswarwagedbythemorecountriesregistereddeclinesthanexh
5、ibitedstateagainstitsownpeople.However,thereisgainsoverthecourseof2012.Thismarksthereasontoremaincautiouslyoptimisticabouttheseventhconsecutiveyearinwhichcountriesregion’sfuture.EventsinTunisiaandLibya,withdeclinesoutnumberedthosewithim-wherepopularuprisingsbeforeandafterEgypt’sprovements.Yetthenumb
6、erofcountriesrankedhadalsoexpelledlongtimedictatorsinearlyasFreeincreasedbythree,andnowstandsat90,2011,weregenerallypositivein2012,evenifsuggestingthattheoverallfermentincludesaeachencounteredchallengesandsetbacks.potentialforprogressaswellasdeterioration.Moreover,thesocietalimpulsetoshakeoffautocra
7、ticrule,pervasiveinjustice,andrampantDevelopmentsinEgyptinparticularencap-corruptionhasclearlyspreadfromTunisia,sulatedapatterninwhichgainsforfreedominLibya,andEgypttoneighboringcountries.theMiddleEas