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Maharat and Marsad are concerned regarding religious censorship on freedom of thought and expression
Beirut 23-5- 2012 On Monday May 21st, Lebanese cinemas withdrew Joe Bou Eid movie “Tannoura Maxi” from the theaters. This reminds us of the license’s withdrawal of Mark Abi Rached movie “Help’ a few years ago, after the pressure exerted by the religious authorities on the General Security. Joe Bou [...]
Maharat Foundation condemns the attack on journalists while covering the protests in the North
Maharat Foundation Beirut – 22/5/2012 Maharat Foundation condemns the attack on journalists while covering the protests in the North On 20/05/2012 journalists and cameramen were attacked while covering the protests in North Lebanon after the shooting of Sheikh Ahmad Abdul-Wahed and Mohammad Mereab at a Lebanese Army checkpoint. Al-Jadeed team [...]
Bahrain Authorities Continue to Detain, Target and Harass Human Rights Defenders
Beirut, 04 May, 2012 – The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) continue to express grave concern in regards to the targeting of human rights defenders in Bahrain by the authorities. The authorities in Bahrain have used many methods in attempting to [...]
Citizen’s Assessment of the role of media in Lebanon
Citizen’s Assessment of the role of media in Lebanon, a study conducted by Maharat in cooperation with IREX. The study aims at: - Putting indicators to assess and evaluate the role of media in Lebanon from the citizens’ point of view - To assess the ability of Lebanese media to [...]
media coverage for issues related to foreign workers in Lebanon
The study aims at: - Analyzing the degree to which Lebanese media institutions abide to the criteria of professional media that is based on specific, objective, and unbiased coverage when dealing with issues related to foreign workers - Determining the space allocated to cover such issues, and the approach of [...]