Two leading international press freedom organizations have condemned recent Hezbollah threats against Lebanese journalists Mohamad Barakat and Dima Sadek. The Committee to Protect Journalists, and Reporters without Borders (RSF), said writers in Lebanon should be allowed to express their opinions without their safety being threatened. Barakat, managing editor of the news
Lebanese authorities should immediately investigate threatening messages received by journalist Mohamad Barakat and the Al-Akhbar newspaper, and ensure
The attack on author Salman Rushdie has caused huge divisions in Lebanon's Shiite community, pitting a few denouncing the violence against fervent followers of Hezbollah who have "praised" the attack.
Two Lebanese journalists often targeted by Hezbollah activists in the past have been simultaneously subjected to a new wave of harassment and threats. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns these intimidation attempts and points out that around 30 other jounalists have been the targets of such methods since the Beirut port explosion two years ago.