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Worst Dictators

The document discusses the prevalence of dictatorships worldwide, highlighting over 70 countries ruled by authoritarian leaders who violate human rights. It mentions the annual list of the world's worst dictators, which includes notable figures such as Omar al-Bashir and Vladimir Putin, while also noting the absence of former leaders like Fidel Castro. The list is informed by reports from various human rights organizations and government bodies.

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Worst Dictators

The document discusses the prevalence of dictatorships worldwide, highlighting over 70 countries ruled by authoritarian leaders who violate human rights. It mentions the annual list of the world's worst dictators, which includes notable figures such as Omar al-Bashir and Vladimir Putin, while also noting the absence of former leaders like Fidel Castro. The list is informed by reports from various human rights organizations and government bodies.

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Who Is the World’s Worst Dictator?

There are more than 70 countries ruled by dictators who exercise arbitrary authority over their
citizens and who cannot be removed from power through legal means. These tyrants suppress the
freedoms of speech and religion, and the right to a fair trial. Some also commit torture, execute
opponents and starve their own people. PARADE's annual list is drawn in part on reports from
Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Reporters Without Borders and the U.S. State
Department. Notably, there are two leaders who did not make this year's list: Saparmurat Niyazov
of Turkmenistan, No. 8 last year, died in December; and Fidel Castro, No. 15, relinquished power
in Cuba to his brother Raul on July 31. Among the newcomers are Vladimir Putin of Russia, Iran's
Ayatollah Khamenei, Hu Jintao of China, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Bashar al-Assad of Syria,
Omar al-Bashir of Sudan, Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, and the leaders of the People’s
Revolutionary Party of Laos.

1) Omar al-Bashir, Sudan


2) Saddam Hussein, Iraq
3) Charles Taylor, Liberia
4) Than Shwe, Burma
5) Fidel Castro, Cuba
6) Kim Jong-il, North Korea
7) Sayyid Ali KhamEnei, Iran
8) Hu Jintao, China
9) King Abdullah, Saudi Arabia
10) Than Shwe, Burma (Myanmar)
11) Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe
12) Islam Karimov, Uzbekistan
13) Muammar al-Qaddafi, Libya
14) Bashar al-Assad, Syria
15) Teodoro Obiang Nguema, Equatorial Guinea
16) King Mswati III, Swaziland
17) Isayas Afewerki, Eritrea
18) Aleksandr Lukashenko, Belarus
19) Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan
20) Choummaly Sayasone, Laos
21) Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia
22) Paul Biya, Cameroon
23) Vladimir Putin, Russia
24) Aidi Amin, Uganda
25) Pol Pot, Cambodia

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