Lebanon
Seen in the press
Read our selection of press reports about this country. This is a short description of prison conditions on a national scale. It gives an account of the preceding year’s events.
Lebanon: the largest prison grapples with alarming covid-19 outbreak
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 doctors…Source — Daily Sabah
Liban: plus de 200 cas de covid-19 dans la principale prison du pays
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Liban : le documentaire qui met le pays face à lui-même
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Lebanon: indirect processes of radicalization at Lebanon’s Roumieh
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
Lebanon’s interior minister pushes for prison reform amid calls for radical change
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
Liban : un concert pour les jeunes détenus illumine les murs de la prison de Roumieh
Sorry, this article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.Source — L'Orient le jour
Liban : à la prison de Roumieh, la nouvelle approche de sœurs libanaises, à l’écoute des combattants
Sorry, this article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.Source — Middle East Eye
Liban : d’ex-détenues évoquent leurs difficultés à se réinsérer dans la société
Sorry, this article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.Source — L'Orient le jour
Au Liban, les prisons à l'ombre du droit
Sorry, this article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.Source — Equaltimes
Liban : des fuites de vidéos de torture à la prison de Roumieh font polémique
Sorry, this article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.Source — France info
Liban : la prison de Roumieh, un fief pour les jihadistes de l'EI
Sorry, this article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.Source — France 24
Liban : regards des jeunes Libanais sur la peine de mort
Sorry, this article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.Source — L'Orient le jour
Liban : la police démantèle «l'émirat jihadiste» dans la prison de Roumieh
Sorry, this article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.Source — RFI
Liban : une enquête de l’ONU révèle que le Liban pratique la torture systématique dans les prisons
Sorry, this article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.Source — Dreuz.info
Lebanon : I Spent Six Months Inside Lebanon's Most Notorious Prison
Roumieh, Lebanon’s most notorious prison, is not somewhere you want to find yourself. The facility regularly holds up to 5,500 inmates, including some of the country’s most high-profile criminals—among them, former Israeli agents and Salafists linked with insurrections against the Lebanese state.Source — Vice
