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Lebanese actor Ziad Itani being carried after his release in 2018. (AP Photo | Hussein Malla)
Kareem Chehayeb

Ziad Itani, Lebanon’s torture epidemic and its frail courts

In his harrowing testimony, Ziad Itani said he was hung by his wrists for hours, kicked in the face enough to damage his teeth, and threatened with rape.
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Protesting the Bisri Dam (ejatlas.org)
Hadi Afif

The Bisri Dam Project in Lebanon is a “Ticking Atomic Bomb”

Despite the benefits that the CDR is promising from the Bisri Dam project, environmental activists are not convinced and for good reason.
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Ayyad El Masri

Is Law No. 81 Threatening Your Information Security?

With or without your knowledge and consent, your entire history might actually be accessible by your government officials.
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Mariam and her family, refugees in Lebanon. (Mercy Corps | Corinna Robbins)
Cynthia Saghir

Propagating a Hostile Narrative towards Syrian refugees is more harmful than helpful to the Lebanese economy

Lebanese politicians have taken Syrian refugees as the scapegoat for all the political, economic, social & environmental turmoil that predate their arrival. 
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Former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi passed away Monday after collapsing during a court hearing. (Sean Gallup | Getty Images)
Rami G. Khouri

Mohammad Morsi in life and death mirrors wider Arab agonies

Mohammad Morsi was much more significant than being a legitimately-elected president who was overthrown. His life and death tell a bigger Arab tale.
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Lebanese veterans strike in opposition of the new austerity measures taken by the Lebanese political class. (People's Dispatch)
Karim Safieddine

How the Lebanese Political Class Frames the Economy

The debate on austerity measures is heating up, and the positions of different Lebanese political forces are questionable.
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Sandra Abdelbaki

Why Do We Hate Syrian Refugees? Refugees=Partners Counters Stereotypes with Facts

Politicians wear xenophobia like a mask, promoting it to the public to hide the ugly truth of how their own shortcomings affect citizens.
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Lebanese University strike
Laudy Issa

Students at the Lebanese University haven’t had courses in three weeks

Professors at the Lebanese University are on strike, demanding their rights from the government but putting the futures of students at risk. Students react:
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Serene Abdul Baki

Eviction, Discrimination, and Legality: How Lebanon and its Municipalities Are Dealing With Syrian Refugees

At least 3,664 Syrian nationals were evicted by 13 municipalities around Lebanon between 2016 and 2018. Another 42,000 remain at risk of being homeless. But some municipalities have fared better.
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Ayyad El Masri

Access to Information: The Rights & Responsibilities of Being an Informed Lebanese Citizen

The Lebanese Parliament denied a request to access declassified information in February 2018. In other words, the exact legislative body...
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Kareem Chehayeb

Does Lebanon really have a press freedom problem, or is it just getting bad press?

Lebanon fairs better than most in the region when it comes to freedom of the press, but that doesn’t say much when your counterparts include Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria, and Turkey.
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Jean Tawile

People’s Budget: How To Reduce Wasteful Spending in the Government Budget Plan

Radical measures are needed to stop unnecessary spending in Lebanon's public administrations.
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