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Watchdog Freedom House has in its latest report given 41 countries and territories a score of zero for guaranteeing its residents' physical security. While countries at war or civil war, those under military junta rule or failed states are among them, the rating also includes the countries of Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain - showing how unchecked prosecution in absolutist states can lead to a devastating loss of rights and freedoms.