FREE SPEECH
L'ORIENT LE-JOUR FESTIVAL
Day 2: Trumpet for freedom, voices against silence
CONTROVERSY
Under fire from ultraconservatives, dancer Alexandre Paulikevitch refuses to back down
CONTROVERSY
'Act civilized': Barrack faces boycott threat from Lebanese press
DIPLOMACY
Egypt must end prolonged arbitrary detention, says UN
PROTEST
Irish literary star Sally Rooney pledges UK TV fees to banned pro-Palestine group
GAZA WAR
Mourners gather in Gaza for funeral of 6 journalists killed by Israel
PRESS FREEDOM
Lebanese journalist Hajar Knio questioned over alleged 'collaboration with Israel,' accusation she denies
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Twenty-second scene leads to censorship of Bourjeily’s ‘Msha’lab’
FOCUS
US State Department: Israel criticism can be grounds for visa revocation
RUSSIA
Only independent election watchdog shuts down after jailing of chairman
FOCUS
Who’s behind the ‘Make Lebanon Great Again’ videos and ads?
PRESS FREEDOM
Al-Hourra journalists questioned over article involving Judge Hamadeh
JUSTICE
Algerian court upholds five-year jail term for French-Algerian writer
PALESTINIAN REFUGEES
Four Palestinian teachers dismissed by UNRWA in Lebanon over Gaza social media posts
PRESS FREEDOM