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Older people in Lebanon “die a thousand times each day” amidst crisis

“I don't want to be a burden on anyone,” said one 68-year-old woman in Lebanon. “I want to live and die in dignity.”
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Laudy Issa

Why don’t women in Lebanon report domestic violence?

And what resources are available to to both Lebanese women and refugees in the country?
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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Marwan Habib, serial harasser, jailed without bond

Serial sexual harasser and rapist Marwan Habib has now been jailed in the United States, as per a WVSN news reporter. Habib is now charged with two counts of sexual battery offences for assaulting a woman in her hotel room back in November. These new charges were added on Thursday,...
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Graffiti demanding justice for domestic workers across the Kenyan Consulate exterior walls in Beirut.
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Kenyan domestic workers to be repatriated after weeks of sleeping in the rain

The Kenyan workers began protesting in Lebanon after fleeing abuse and dire working conditions, or being abandoned by their employers.
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How embroidery let Wafaa, a Syrian refugee, lead a dignified life in Lebanon

Today, 14 women work as part of the embroidery project Wafaa started in Lebanon. She says they’re like sisters.
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Syrian Refuge Camp at Syria Lebanon Borders at time of a blizzard in 2021. (Photo: Hussein Kassir / Alamy Stock)
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Refugee camps in Lebanon unprepared for winter

“It is now difficult to provide the bare minimum of the camps’ needs."
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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Battling traumas, health concerns, and uncertainty: The refugee mental health crisis

Lebanon’s crisis has strained the mental health of the country’s residents, particularly more vulnerable populations such as Syrian refugees.
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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Lebanon makes new development in fight against slavery

In a first, Lebanon conducted a hearing in the first criminal case filed against the slavery and slave trading of a migrant domestic worker.
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Karem Monzer

How cricket is teaching kids in Lebanon’s refugee camps to dream big

In the heart of the Shatila refugee camp, Alsama Cricket Club is giving children who have fled war new opportunities to learn and dream big in Lebanon.
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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

How Syrian refugees positively contribute to the Lebanese economy

Lebanese people have popularized the idea that Syrian refugees are “job stealers,” but that's not actually the case.
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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Syrian refugees tortured and detained after returning home, says Amnesty

Amnesty International is urging Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan to protect Syrian refugees from deportation or forcible return.
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The Lebanese law protects Syrian refugee women from violence

The Lebanese domestic violence law is applicable to all who face violence or exploitation, including refugees.
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