Armenia is ranked 78th in 2014 World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders.

This year Armenia left behind all neighboring states, scoring the 78th place among 180 states. Georgia is ranked 84th, Azerbaijan is 160th, Turkey is154th and Iran is ranked 173th.

The report says the 2013 elections in Georgia and Armenia were calmer than previous ones. Violence against journalists was rare. Armenia’s state broadcaster has progressed as regards impartiality but the electoral environment exacerbated the ongoing information war in the privately-owned media – a war in which the authorities have a clear advantage.

In the region of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Armenia is among noted as a state with significant degree of pluralism.

“The region’s four best-placed countries in this year’s index are the same as last year. Although their positions in the index are fairly dispersed, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan all enjoy a significant degree of pluralism and relatively little state censorship,” the report says.