As security officials increasingly turn against the people, a police state is slowly taking hold across the country.
In light of the 15th anniversary of his assassination, young activists filled the online space with quotes and statements said...
The amnesty law has been met with fervent rejection in the streets because it pardons Lebanese people who fled to and collaborated with Israel.
Their rights, already denied by the country’s Kafala system, are further threatened by COVID-19 movement restrictions.
Who will benefit from legalizing marijuana? Similar to the tobacco industry, it most certainly is not the cannabis farmers.
In this video, we follow the detailed stories of 3 protesters from the moment they were arrested to the moment they were released. They talk about the constant hostility, threats, and violence inflicted on them by internal security forces. From beating people who were already passed out to death and...
Corruption, bribery, dissatisfaction, and some hope amidst the chaos.
People have waited for too long to give additional chances for those in power to accept piecemeal and sequential reforms. Their economic welfare is no longer separable from their political dignity, especially when insults to their lives –and their intelligence– are perpetrated on a daily basis.
Google searches for political, economic, and revolution-related terms in Lebanon have spiked in the past three months, when anti-government protests began.
"Lebanon will be affected, and Hezbollah will counter-attack."
Women have firmly asserted their presence within the Lebanese protests and the overall political scene.
The Central Bank and the Association of Banks have a major historical responsibility to protect depositors and provide transparent regulations going forward.