Lebanon: Monitoring TV coverage amidst electoral battles
Ahead of upcoming parliamentary elections, Maharat Foundation examines Lebanon’s TV coverage of electoral campaigns, highlighting violations, and the marginalisation of women from the media space.
Lebanon: RSF refers violence against Lebanese journalists to UN, one year after Lokman Slim murder
“Journalists are paying a high price for the culture of impunity that prevails in Lebanon. It is essential that those responsible for these crimes are identified, prosecuted and convicted.”
Lebanon: Independent media and judiciary vital in the path towards justice
Amidst the ongoing pursuit for accountability for the 2020 Beirut Port explosion, rights groups stress the need for an independent judiciary and an independent media delivering accurate information on judicial proceedings.
Lebanon in times of change: A look at the media’s role since the October revolution
A new study from Maharat Foundation examines media trends in Lebanon in the year following the October 2019 revolution, including the growing role of alternative media, influencers, and online free expression in shaping public discourse and holding authorities accountable.
Mapping digital rights in MENA: towards a safer online environment
New research from IFEX member 7amleh examines how digital rights policies and practices in Lebanon, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia are impacting freedom of expression and the right to information, and highlights the need to improve people’s access to a safer online environment.
Lebanon: How vague laws have facilitated device seizures
A new report from SMEX examines the vague legal framework of device seizures in Lebanon that security agencies have exploited to target protesters in violation of their privacy rights.
Lebanon abstains from signing global “Media Freedom Coalition” statement
Lebanon was the only country out of 37 member states to not sign the statement, which calls on coalition members to work together to advocate for and support media freedom, online as well as offline, ensure the safety of journalists and media workers, and end impunity.
Lebanon: Anti-government protesters met with violence and systematic targeting
Lebanese protesters that have taken to the streets since the Beirut port blast have been met with excessive violence and systematic targeting by security forces, says the Gulf Centre for Human Rights.
Lebanon: NGOs form coalition to defend free expression
In the wake of an alarming rise in attacks on freedom of expression, Lebanese NGOs establish a coalition to oppose attempts by authorities to stifle freedom of expression.
Dignity for all: The rising voice of Lebanon’s LGBT community
Human Rights Watch highlights Lebanon’s LGBT community as they take their struggle for rights to the streets amidst the country’s ongoing anti-government protests.
Breaking the fear barrier: On the state of free expression during Lebanon’s revolution
As anti-government protests in Lebanon continue, a new report from Maharat Foundation examines the impact of freedom of expression and media in the first several weeks of the uprising.
Objectionable speech: New report on the state of online free expression in Lebanon
In a new report analysing online freedom of expression in Lebanon, Social Media Exchange (SMEX) highlight the various authorities and factors that continue to restrict free expression.
Lebanon: Women human rights defenders are on the protest frontline
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights calls attention to the fierce women advocating for progress in the protest arena, and the urgent need to protect their right to peaceful assembly.
Lebanon’s Whatsapp revolution: Protecting the right to peaceful protest
As excessive force threatens protesters in Lebanon, the Gulf Centre for Human Rights calls on authorities to fulfil legal obligations protecting the right to peaceful assembly.
Security forces crack down on peaceful protests in Lebanon
Riot police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets during countrywide protests.
Why Lebanon’s Access to Information law isn’t working
How a lack of enforcement and resources hinder the ability to hold government accountable.