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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Army granted alarming power under state of emergency

The army's power poses a serious threat to the freedom and safety of both protesters and the media.
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(Photo: Boston Globe via Ibrahim Amro / AFP / Getty Images) Violent security forces and protesters after Beirut blast
Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Protestors fight back against Lebanon’s thriving police state

More protestors have hardened themselves to face violent security forces who lack empathy towards the anger and pain of the people.
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The Beirut Port, the site of a deadly ammonium nitrate explosion on August 4, following the blast that killed at least 150 and injured thousands more across the Lebanese city. (Photo: Marylin Chahine)
Michael Avanzato

Beirut Explosion: A crisis of Lebanese (and global) capitalism

On every level –international, national, and local– there was horrific, unforgivable failings and negligence that led to the Beirut blast.
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People ride past a destroyed car following the large explosion on August 4, 2020 in Beirut, Lebanon. (Photo: Arabian Business via Daniel Carde/Getty Images)
Antonia Williams

Government weakened as more ministers resign after Beirut blast

Resignations began over the weekend, when authorities also violently cracked down against protesters in the Lebanese capital.
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political refugees
Bassam Azzi

A Canadian legal perspective on Lebanon’s likely political refugees

Legal practitioners in foreign jurisdictions, Canada, are starting to see refugee claims for political protection flowing out of Lebanon.
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Hanin Haidar Ahmad

Freedoms in Lebanon at stake as authorities wage a war to silence critics

Lebanese authorities are even resorting to measures such as requiring journalists to get prior authorization for conducting interviews and filming citizens.
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(Photo: Amnesty International)
Antonia Williams

Human rights groups renew calls for Kafala reform amid worsening crisis

The economic crisis, compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, has made life for migrants in Lebanon even worse.
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Using disease as a weapon: From the plague to COVID-19
Michael Avanzato

Using disease as a weapon, from the Plague to COVID-19

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and US President Donald Trump have both floated conspiracy theories related to COVID-19, namely,...
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Protesters in Beirut stand on rooftops and wave a Lebanese flag. (Photo: Marylin Chahine) | Protest adapting article
Marylin Chahine

As priorities in Lebanon shift, so should our understanding of the revolution

The Lebanese revolution’s success cannot only be measured by how many people are protesting.
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Bassam Azzi

UN court backs Qatar’s claims to proceed in air blockade dispute

The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN’s main judicial organ, ruled in favour of Qatar on July 14, 2020...
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Karim Safieddine

Lebanon’s government applies the “Arab Tyrant Manual” as crisis looms

While Lebanon has historically attained a reputation of maintaining a bare minimum of press freedom, it now seems to have adopted the “Arab Tyrant Manual.”
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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Two die by suicide as Lebanon’s economic crisis worsens

A 60-year-old man died by suicide this morning on Hamra Street, where a Lebanese flag, a clean judicial record, and a paper reading “I am not a sinner” were found in his possession. “My cousin killed himself because of hunger,” a family member of the deceased was recorded yelling in...
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