Freedom House issued its annual report on World Press Freedom, and Bahrain was among the �Not Free� countries, and one of the worst countries on the level of freedom. It also noted that Bahrain �has become one of the Middle East�s most repressive states.�

Now after January 15, 2017, it is no longer possible to exclude the King and claim that his hands are not stained with blood. After this day, it is no longer possible to say that King Hamad bin Isa did not order the killing of Bahrainis.