One persons oppressive regime is another persons bid for freedom.
btw - which country is stll a democracy? It certainly isn;t the UK, the US or the EU.
The answer very much depends on the definition you apply for a democracy and the context that you use.
I see shows like Our Cartoon President and feel that US (I'm not from USA) is still a democracy where you can criticize people freely in a justified manner, irrespective of their stature which is not available in the Asian/African countries.