Cybercrime and Intellectual Property Bureau

Lebanese state attacks journalists’ freedom of speech

Minister of Information Ziad Makari informed Megaphone co-founder Jean Kassir on Tuesday that Public Prosecutor Ghassan Oueidat had retracted his...

Protesters gathered in Downtown Beirut following interrogations by the cybercrime bureau of at least six activists for comments they made via social media in July.

حسين مهدي

Suzan is gone, but the bureau’s violations persist

The violations against the freedom of expression aren't coincidental. They warn of a political decision to contain any critical voice—even if its platform is social media—using intimidation tactics.