https://www.designingopendemocracy.com/news/?country=SE Major and notable news from organisations in Sweden across the Democracy Landscape, over the past year. Drawn from each organisation's curated, sourced timeline — not a firehose. en https://www.designingopendemocracy.com/assets/dodlogo_transparent.png https://www.designingopendemocracy.com/news/?country=SE https://www.v-dem.net/news/press-release-democratic-backsliding-reaches-western-democracies-with-us-decline-unprecedented/#:~:text=Democratic%20backsliding%20is%20now%20happening%20in%20well-established%20democracies.%20Democracy%20in%20the%20USA%20is%20deteriorating%20at%20unprecedented%20speed%2C%20and%20media%20and%20journalists%20are%20increasingly%20targeted%20across%20the%20world. urn:uuid:cb2d7008-3727-52a4-8118-d8eb43bfd9b2 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 <p><strong>Notable</strong> — Flagship annual Democracy Report release</p> <blockquote>Democratic backsliding is now happening in well-established democracies. Democracy in the USA is deteriorating at unprecedented speed, and media and journalists are increasingly targeted across the world.</blockquote> <p>Landscape profile: <a href="https://www.designingopendemocracy.com/organisations/v-dem-institute/">V-Dem Institute</a> · <a href="https://www.v-dem.net/news/press-release-democratic-backsliding-reaches-western-democracies-with-us-decline-unprecedented/#:~:text=Democratic%20backsliding%20is%20now%20happening%20in%20well-established%20democracies.%20Democracy%20in%20the%20USA%20is%20deteriorating%20at%20unprecedented%20speed%2C%20and%20media%20and%20journalists%20are%20increasingly%20targeted%20across%20the%20world.">Source</a></p> <p><small>Sweden · Democracy · Liberal Democracy · Representative Democracy</small></p> Notable Sweden Democracy Liberal Democracy Representative Democracy