Maharat Foundation Report on the Occasion of World Press Freedom Day
The freedom of activists and citizens to express their own views is still declining in Lebanon, especially through social media networks, as per the facts and cases documented between the second half of 2018 and the beginning of 2019. These cases focused on issues related to criticizing public figures and the performance of institutions and bodies responsible for implementing laws, protecting rights and freedoms, or expressing sarcastic opinions against them or in issues related to religions. The authority uses as excuses in its repressive campaigns against expressing opinion the provisions related to insulting public institutions, disturbance of public peace, stirring religious strife, endangering the integrity of Lebanon and its external relations, insulting public officials and other texts related to profanity and abuse of religions.
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