Lebanon

September 5, 2022

Liban : si l’État ne paie pas ses fournisseurs, les détenus de quatre prisons seront privés de nourriture

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June 20, 2022

Lebanon: using theatre as therapy in prison

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Theatre comes to Lebanese prisons. Catharsis is an organisation that offers drama therapy workshops in prisons. Its director Zeina Daccache produced documentaries about three such projects that took place in prisons. Read more

June 10, 2022

Lebanon: liberty in dreams

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Middle East Lebanon

Hussein is incarcerated at Roumieh central prison. He told Prison Insider about his daily life: a life where liberty only exists in his dreams. Read more

May 31, 2022

Liban : Le système judiciaire n'enquête toujours pas de manière adéquate sur les allégations de torture, selon un rapport

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April 28, 2022

Liban : Des proches de détenus manifestent devant la prison militaire de Rihanié

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April 28, 2022

Liban : Les prisonniers de Roumieh s'automutilent pour alerter sur la détérioration de leur situation

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April 28, 2022

Lebanon's prisons: A microcosm of disease, sectarianism and near-anarchy

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Middle East Material conditions Lebanon

Roumieh, the country’s largest detention facility - which only years ago held the highest number of convicted militants per square metre in the world - operates at nearly four times its capacity. Inmates don’t have access to sufficient food, water, or hygiene products, which allows for the rapid sp…

Source — TRT WORLD

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April 28, 2022

Liban : Dans la plus grande prison du Liban, manger devient un luxe

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Middle East Material conditions Lebanon

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April 28, 2022

Liban : Le quadruple féminicide d’Ansar ravive le débat sur la peine de mort dans un Liban en crise

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April 28, 2022

Lebanon: Lebanese LGBT community fights to keep safe spaces

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Middle East LGBTI Lebanon

BEIRUT, Lebanon — On a sofa in a dimly lit bar, two young women finish their beers while they caress each other’s hands. Oblivious to the music, to the people who enter and leave, they look at each other as if they were the only inhabitants of the city. But as they cross the threshold, they undo th…

Source — Al-Monitor

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April 26, 2022

Lebanon’s prisons

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In 2011, Lebanon had 24 prisons and Haitham Moussawi was the only Lebanese photographer to visit all of them. Read more

February 8, 2022

Lebanon: the LGBTQI population, forgotten prisoners

Interview

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Openly belonging to the LGBTQI community can lead to prison, where there is no dedicated mechanism to protect these individuals. The organisation ProudLebanon is trying to change this. Interview. Read more

March 30, 2021

Líbano: torturas a personas refugiadas sirias detenidas arbitrariamente por cargos antiterroristas

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September 23, 2020

Lebanon: the largest prison grapples with alarming covid-19 outbreak

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Lebanon’s largest prison on Thursday was grappling with an alarming coronavirus outbreak, as many inmates refused to take preventative measures or get tested under the impression that catching the virus could speed up their release as part of a rumored general amnesty, the head of the country’s doc…

Source — Daily Sabah

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September 22, 2020

Liban: plus de 200 cas de covid-19 dans la principale prison du pays

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Coronavirus Middle East Health Material conditions Overcrowding Lebanon

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September 18, 2020

Liban : le documentaire qui met le pays face à lui-même

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January 3, 2020

Lebanon: indirect processes of radicalization at Lebanon’s Roumieh

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Incarceration centers across the MENA region are known for their lawlessness and tendency to act as incubators for the reinforcement and hardening of ideologies and violent behaviors. Roumieh Prison in Lebanon is no exception.

Source — European Eye on Radicalisation

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May 10, 2019

Lebanon’s interior minister pushes for prison reform amid calls for radical change

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Middle East Lebanon

During an interview with the Lebanese paper L’Orient-Le Jour on Feb. 22, new Minister of Interior Raya al-Hassan stated that reforming Lebanon’s overcrowded and abuse-ridden prison system is high on her agenda.

Source — Al-Monitor

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January 23, 2019

Lebanon: and so, the days go on

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Middle East Lebanon

Hussein is incarcerated in the Roumieh central prison. His trial is still going on and he does not know how much longer it will be until it is over. He tells Prison Insider what a typical day in prison is like. Read more

November 19, 2016

Liban : un concert pour les jeunes détenus illumine les murs de la prison de Roumieh

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Middle East Lebanon

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Source — L'Orient le jour

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November 17, 2016

Liban : à la prison de Roumieh, la nouvelle approche de sœurs libanaises, à l’écoute des combattants

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Middle East Lebanon

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Source — Middle East Eye

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September 30, 2016

Liban : d’ex-détenues évoquent leurs difficultés à se réinsérer dans la société

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Middle East Lebanon

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Source — L'Orient le jour

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November 10, 2015

Au Liban, les prisons à l'ombre du droit

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Middle East Lebanon

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Source — Equaltimes

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June 24, 2015

Liban : des fuites de vidéos de torture à la prison de Roumieh font polémique

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Source — France info

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