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Preparatory meeting for the launching of Maharat News website
Maharat Foundation held on the 22nd of May, 2013 a meeting gathering the representatives of media faculties in the Lebanese university, the Beirut Arab University, AUST, LIU, Jinan, and Antonine University. The meeting aimed at finalizing the steps towards Maharat News, an innovative media platform that will be launched soon, [...]
Speak safely: Ensuring freedom of expression in all media
The regional office of UNESCO in Beirut, in cooperation with Maharat Foundation, held a workshop in the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day on 08/05/2013 entitled “Speak safely: Ensuring freedom of expression in all media”. The Communication and Information program officer in the UNESCO Regional Office George Awad introduced [...]
A Network for Protecting Media Freedoms
MP Ghassan Moukheiber and Maharat Foundation called for a consultative meeting which included representatives of printed, audio-visual, and electronic media, in addition to journalists, lawyers and concerned NGOs, which was held on 10/05/2013 in the House of Representatives. The meeting included an update on the legislative process and the latest [...]
Maharat Statement regarding Press Syndicate opposition to the “new media law”
Lebanese legislation should be in line with Freedom of Expression for all After the Commission of information and communication finished discussing the media law proposal, endorsing several principles submitted by “Maharat” Foundation in coordination with MP Ghassan Moukheiber, the Lebanese Press Syndicate noticed it suddenly, releasing a statement attacking the [...]
Roundtable Discussion on a Draft Law Cancelling Prior Censorship on Artistic Work
In the framework of the 7th edition of Ayam Beirut al Cinema’iya Film Festival, Maharat Foundation and Marsad group invite you a round table discussion about a draft law that seeks to abolish censorship on artistic works. During the session, the draft law will be presented, along with sample scenes [...]