Committee to Protect Journalists: Army Bars Journalists From Reporting on Beirut's Hamra Street, Citing Permit Regulations
July 11, 2020
July 11, 2020
NEW YORK, July 11 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following news on July 10:
Lebanese authorities should allow journalists to report from Beirut's Hamra street and other public areas in the country without seeking prior approval, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.
On July 6, two men who identified themselves as army intelligence officers stopped Charbel Abboud, a reporter for French public broadcaster France 24, and Maha Hoteit, a reporter for . . .
Lebanese authorities should allow journalists to report from Beirut's Hamra street and other public areas in the country without seeking prior approval, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.
On July 6, two men who identified themselves as army intelligence officers stopped Charbel Abboud, a reporter for French public broadcaster France 24, and Maha Hoteit, a reporter for . . .