Recent charges and prosecutions against news outlets, journalists and bloggers by Lebanese government officials reflect an urgent need to reform press and other laws to improve protection for freedom of…
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lebanese journalism
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A leading Lebanese TV channel has cut short its flagship politics show over a perceived crackdown on media freedom. LBC News cut off its normally one-hour Nharkom Saeed (meaning “Have a…
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A belief in freedom of speech has led many good journalists to adopt as their maxim what French philosopher Voltaire once supposedly said: “I disapprove of what you say, but…
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For those who believe in a free and independent press in Lebanon, our latest report on media freedom in the country makes depressing reading. In total, in 2013 there were at…
