When Jokes Become A Crime: Free Speech Under Fire In Lebanon

BEN HUBBARD, NY Times: Business
Wed, 02/21/2018 - 8:12am

A surge of legal cases against entertainers, journalists and activists has raised concerns about one of the Arab world’s freest environments.

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