The 25 countries in the world with the least amount of freedom
25. Cuba
21. Gaza Strip*
Freedom House gave Gaza Strip an asterisk because the country's residents are governed by the fundamentalist organization Hamas "without democratic legitimacy, and its unresolved schism with the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the West Bank has contributed to legal confusion and repeated postponement of overdue elections."
16. South Ossetia*
Freedom House gave South Ossetia an asterisk because it's a breakaway country from the 2008 Russo-Georgian War that "remains almost entirely dependent on Russia, and Moscow exerts a decisive influence over its politics and governance."
14. Crimea*
Freedom House gave Crimea an asterisk because Russian forces invaded Ukrainian region in 2014 and annexed it through a referendum that the Western world largely condemned as illegal.
7. Western Sahara*
Freedom House did not provide a summary for Western Sahara, but the country has large been a disputed area between Morocco and the Algerian-backed Polisario Front.
2. Tibet*
Freedom House gave Tibet an asterisk because the country is ruled by the Chinese Communist Party, and local decision-making power comes from Beijing.
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