Bahrain Mirror: For the third successive year, Bahrain maintained its global ranking in �Freedom House� annual report for press freedom. Bahrain ranked 188 worldwide. It was classified as �not free� in the press freedom index for 2014 and the second worst Arab country after Syria.

Bahrain Mirror: Freedom House lists Bahrain as �Not Free�, regarding the gulf kingdom�s political rights and civil liberties. Bahrain�s political rights rating declined from 6 to 7, which is the lowest level of freedom on a scale of 1 to 7.