Freedom House:

Freedom House rates people’s access to political rights and civil liberties in 210 countries and territories through its annual Freedom in the World report. Individual freedoms—ranging from the right to vote to freedom of expression and equality before the law—can be affected by state or nonstate actors.


Nagorno-Karabakh is a region in Azerbaijan, covering the southeastern stretch of the Lesser Caucasus mountain range. … Its terrain mostly consists of mountains and forestland.

This disputed region was controlled by ethnic Armenians under the Republic of Artsakh from 1994 to 2023. After two Azerbaijani offensives in 2020 and 2023, Artsakh collapsed, Armenians fled, and Azerbaijan regained control. The Republic of Artsakh was dissolved on January 1, 2024.

Pour one out for all our fellow humans towards the bottom of the list.