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URL copied to clipboard Lebanon once prided itself on being a beacon of freedom of expression in the region. But recently, journalists and activists have been facing increasing verbal and physical threats, in some cases amounting to death threats, from supporters of the country’s major political parties. The recent assassination of publisher and activist Lokman Slim on 4 February in southern Lebanon is the latest episode. Though the killer is still unknown, some allege that the powerful L...

The mountainous town of Bsharre, in northern Lebanon, 02/08/2020 (Silvia Mazzocchin) BEDAWWI — In a decade of war in Syria, Nora was displaced ten times. The 42-year-old woman dodged death as bombs fell within earshot multiple times, fleeing between Idlib, where she lived with her husband – now disappeared – and Damascus, her city of origin. “In Idlib, we stayed three years under the bombs; we slept under olive trees, without knowing what would happen to us,” she said.  A year and a...

Lebanese model Zeina Kanjo was allegedly strangled to death by her husband at their residence in Beirut. Allegedly, the accused murdered his wife at their residence in Beirut and fled to Turkey (Representative Image).&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspInstagram Key Highlights A beauty queen from Lebanon was allegedly murdered by her husband The woman was strangled to death days after she took the decision of divorcing her husband Lebanon: A model was allegedly murdered by her husband...

Reports of domestic violence in Lebanon have doubled in the last 12 months, figures seen by the Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF) reveal. The number of incidents of domestic violence increased fr...

Slain Women: Lebanons Economic Crisis Leads to The Worst Domestic Violence in Years Published February 11th, 2021 - 10:27 GMT A Lebanese anti-government protester wearing a water bottle as a shield points during clashes with security forces in front of the Serail (headquarters of the Governorate), in the northern port city of Tripoli, following a demonstration to protest against the economic situation, on January 28, 2021. Tripoli was already one of Lebanons poorest areas before the coron...

The murder of model Zeina Kanjo and two other women has provoked outrage in Lebanon, as authorities revealed a doubling of domestic abuse reports in the country.

LEBANON-WOMEN/CRIME (CORRECTED):REFILE-Murders of women spark anger in Lebanon as domestic violence doubles

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BEIRUT: The economic and financial crisis in Lebanon is responsible for the country’s worsening domestic violence, according to women’s rights groups. Four women have been murdered over the past month by male relatives as Lebanon is in the depths of a dire economic situation, exacerbated by coronavirus lockdowns and a massive explosion that tore through Beirut last August. “The reason behind this rise in violence is the economic and financial situation,” Hayat Mirshad, the co-founder an...

Protesters unlawfully detained and tortured in Iraqi Kurdistan Format Since August 13, 2020, in an Internal Security Forces (Asayish) prison in Erbil, 26 activists and trade unionists are still in detention after being arrested by militants belonging to the Kurdistan Democratic Party (Hadak) and forces affiliated with the regions Prime Minister, Masrour Barzani. Civil activist Ayhan Saeed, brother of Shafan Saeed, a teacher who was detained, said: "My brother Shafan was arrested on October 22, ...