A Syrian refugee child. Global freedom has suffered an overall decline for the 13th straight year, according to an annual ranking of 209 nations and territories. Syria received the lowest score — an imperfect zero — followed by South Sudan, Eritrea and Turkmenistan at two, North Korea at three, and Saudi Arabia with seven.

First published in the June 06, 2019, 9:25 p.m. edition

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