In this report we take a closer look on how a traditionally safe space for free speech and expression was transformed into a space of unregulated arbitrary legal practices. We also examine the effect that the ever-changing political objectives, affiliations and temporal objectives all have on the frequency and severity of online political censorship cases.
MARCH
16 June 2017
This report provides an overview of the state of online privacy and mass digital surveillance in Lebanon.
Social Media Exchange - SMEX
16 December 2016
Do you know that you don’t really have the proclaimed “Lebanese Freedom of Speech” that you were told you had?
MARCH
13 July 2016
Government officials and other powerful political actors brought numerous defamation cases against journalists during 2015.
Freedom House
24 April 2016
Cybercrimes Bureau continues "to harass activists and journalists for their social media activity"
Freedom House
31 October 2015
Ranked 118th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House
1 May 2015
Ranked 112th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House
2 May 2014
Ranked 106th in annual press freedom index
Reporters Without Borders
1 February 2014
Expression of gender and sexual identity met with torture by Security Forces
Human Rights Watch
22 January 2014
Ranked 112th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House
1 May 2013
"Lebanon has a long tradition of press freedom, though nearly all media outlets have ties to political groups"
Freedom House
17 January 2013
Local authorities cooperate with Syrian government in tracking down dissident journalists and bloggers fleeing to Lebanon
Reporters Without Borders
25 January 2012
Tortured whistleblower being investigated for "publishing information harmful to the reputation of the Lebanese Military"
Human Rights Watch
23 January 2012