Lebanon’s Civic Space faces Triple Pressures — State, Israel, and Hezbolla Published at 28.10.2025 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist criminal defamation harassment HRD threatened intimidation journalist detained killing of journalist non state actors protest protest disruption release of HRDs restrictive law Read more
Israeli forces target civilians and media crew Published at 30.04.2025 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist criminal defamation intimidation Read more
New reports highlight increasing restrictions for associations, journalists & activists Published at 30.08.2024 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: refugees and migrants harassment attack on journalist criminal defamation bureaucratic restriction non state actors Read more
CSOs denounce deliberate Israeli strikes on journalists in Lebanon Published at 29.03.2024 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment attack on journalist women Read more
Proposed anti-LGBTQI+ Law imposes harsher penalties Published at 10.10.2023 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI harassment restrictive law censorship journalist detained Read more
Authorities use the criminal justice system to harass journalists and activists Published at 18.09.2023 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment negative court ruling criminal defamation protest censorship journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Banks stage strikes amid crippling economic crisis, several arson attacks against media outlets Published at 28.12.2022 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling LGBTI women intimidation harassment attack on journalist protest Read more
Protests demand release of activists detained over bank heist, journalists face rape threats and death threats Published at 10.11.2022 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: women office raid intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Freedom of Expression violations during elections Published at 13.06.2022 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment attack on journalist intimidation Read more
Harassment against journalists continues Published at 15.04.2022 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment journalist detained excessive force protest Read more
Crackdown on dissent continues Published at 28.01.2022 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women restrictive law intimidation HRD detained protest Read more
Beirut explosion probe, worsening economic crisis and political interference spark protests Published at 02.11.2021 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest killing of journalist killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained Read more
A year since October Revolution: Human rights violations continue amid lack of accountability Published at 03.11.2020 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist women excessive force protest intimidation Read more
Calls for political accountability after Beirut explosion: protesters, journalists face violence Published at 20.08.2020 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation protest prevention of protest violent protest censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Protesters tents removed; Syrian refugees face discriminatory Coronavirus emergency measures Published at 07.04.2020 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force refugees and migrants attack on journalist protestor(s) detained labour rights protest Read more
On the Watchlist: Protest continue in Lebanon; activists, journalists targeted by government Published at 10.03.2020 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: women killing of protestors violent protest intimidation harassment attack on journalist protest Read more
Lebanon: Unprecedented use of violence in anti-government protests Published at 11.02.2020 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on journalist excessive force protest prevention of protest killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment violent protest protestor(s) detained Read more
Citizens in Lebanon take to the streets to protest dire economic conditions Published at 22.10.2019 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained excessive force protest Read more
Arrests, office raids and internet restrictions as Lebanon continue crackdown on media freedom Published at 13.08.2019 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption office raid women religious groups harassment negative court ruling excessive force protest internet restriction restrictive law censorship non state actors Read more
Media Independence threatened as 80% Politically Affiliated Published at 31.01.2019 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid refugees and migrants intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest violent protest political interference censorship journalist detained Read more
Newspaper reacts to deteriorating civic space Published at 15.10.2018 Country Lebanon Category Latest Developments Tags: protest censorship restrictive law Read more
