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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

General Security returns Toufiluk’s confiscated passport

The Directorate of General Security first confiscated the social media comedian’s passport upon his arrival to Beirut late on Monday.
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Karem Monzer

Underfunded and overworked, Lebanon’s neglected Civil Defense volunteers risk all

We spend a day at an underfunded Civil Defense station in Beirut, where government neglect puts the lives of emergency volunteers at risk.
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Laudy Issa

Comedian Shaden Fakih faces trial in military court

Lebanese comedian Shaden Fakih has been summoned to the Military Tribunal for vilifying and damaging the reputation of the Internal Security Forces. Fakih, an outspoken activist who regularly posts political comedy and satire, will appear before the military court on 24 June, 2022. “I’ve been summoned to the military court,”...
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عامر شيباني

The Missing Peace: Lebanese women sidelined ahead of general election

Lebanese women are still treated as secondary citizens—marginalized and forcibly absent from decision-making positions.
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Illustration of man standing on top of a higher pedestal than a woman, who is looking up at him and frowning. ARTICLE: Breaking down Lebanon’s first gender statistical report
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Breaking down Lebanon’s first gender statistical report

A look at gender disparity in Lebanon across health, education, labour, and more.
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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Public sector employees to work only on Wednesdays for two weeks

The purchasing power of salaries earned by public employees has been cut by nearly 95 percent since the onset of the crisis.
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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Suspects force suspension of Beirut blast probe for third time

The Beirut Blast investigation has once again been suspended following the filing of a new complaint against Judge Tarek Bitar.
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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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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Nasrallah blames Lebanese Forces for inciting violence in televised speech

Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah accused the Lebanese Forces (LF) of shooting at their party’s supporters and killing seven people during an armed conflict on Thursday in Beirut’s Tayouneh roundabout. During a televised speech on Monday evening speech, Nasrallah stated that the Christian party and its leader Samir Geagea are...
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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

At least 6 killed, 30 injured in protest against Beirut blast investigator

Pistols, Kalashnikovs, hand grenades, snipers and RPGs were used, as seen in videos circulating on social media platforms.
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Line art showing pregnant woman in center and multiple hands reaching towards her from the top. Article: Lebanon’s criminalization of abortion: Primitive, ineffective, and deadly
Sarah Awji

Lebanon’s criminalization of abortion: Primitive, ineffective, and deadly

“I was bleeding for a whole week. I felt very weak and collapsed, and was afraid I might die. I paid $500 for the procedure."
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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

EU ready to support Mikati’s reform plan, “will always stand by Lebanon”

Back in September, the EU called Lebanon’s crisis a “man-made disaster caused by a handful of men across the ruling political class."
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