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Thursday, July 29. 2010
LWM-Week-22.pdf....................MWM-Week-22.pdf
LWM-Week-23.pdf....................MWM-Week-23.pdf
LWM-Week-24.pdf....................MWM-Week-24.pdf
LWM-Week-25.pdf....................MWM-Week-25.pdf
LWM-Week-26.pdf....................MWM-Week-26.pdf
LWM-Week-27.pdf....................MWM-Week-27.pdf
LWM-Week-28.pdf....................MWM-28-2010.pdf
LWM-Week-29.pdf....................MWM-Week-29.pdf
LWM-Week-30.pdf....................MWM-Week-30.pdf
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Monday, July 12. 2010
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Wednesday, June 30. 2010
One of our readers submitted this petition in response to the Facebook slander [of President Suleiman] arrests.
Sign the Petition Now!
A Petition to Protect Freedom of Speech in Lebanon
Mr. President, Prime Minister, Members of the Cabinet and Elected Members of the Chamber of Deputies;
We the undersigned, Lebanese citizens , submit the following Resolution for your immediate consideration.
Whereas Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares: "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers."
And whereas article 13 of the Lebanese Constitution states: "The freedom to express one's opinion orally or in writing, the freedom of the press, the freedom of assembly, and the freedom of association are guaranteed within the limits established by law."
And whereas Lebanon is an original signatory of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and a member of the Commission of Human Rights at the United Nations that was established to shephered the International Bill of Rights
It is hereby resolved that the accusations and pending charges against the four individuals accused maliciously and unfairly of libel against the President of the Republic Michel Suleiman be summarily dropped. And furthermore the legislative branch is hereby asked to abrogate the law under which said accusation was carried out since such law is inimical to freedom of expression as guaranteed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Read the original post titled, " Dear Mr. President"
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tags: Lebanon, Lebanese, Michel Suleiman, President of Lebanon, Lebanese Republic, Beirut, freedom of speech, Facebook, arrest, Ibrahim Najjar, Minister of Justice, insult, libel, slander, Naim Hanna, Shebel Qasab, Antoine Ramia, Ahmad Shouman, petition, sign
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Monday, June 28. 2010
Sign the Petition!
Dear Mr. President,
It is unfortunate, on so many levels, that 3+ people have been arrested for insulting you on Facebook.
And that the Minister of Justice Ibrahim Najjar has defended and encouraged the arrests.
And that the media uproar is at most tepid.
And that you have not intervened to right the wrongs that have been committed.
This at a time when:
- forest fires are raging
- Saida's landfill stands tall
- israeli planes are buzzing
- israeli spies are running amok
- traffic accident fatalities are soaring
- oil has been 'discovered' along the Lebanese coast
- gun-toting football fans pull the trigger with impunity
- electricity rationing and tire burning have become pass-times
- the unrelenting tourist surge is overwhelming our infrastructure
- trigger-happy millionaires escape prison and remain above the law
- the government is fighting to pass an unconstitutional e-transactions law
- over 25% of the population live below the poverty line (less than 4$ a day)
- I still pay 45$ for a 512/128 kbps DSL Internet connection with a 4 GB cap
- we are uprooting 800 yo olive trees from the South to plant them in our villas
- Lebanon has dropped to 130 of 180 in the global corruption index, worse than Syria and equal to Libya
Dear Mr. President,
What has become of our much envied freedom of speech?
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Blog Post 1: Freedom of Expression Lands 3 in Roumieh
CPI: Corruption Perceptions Index 2009
AFP + France24: Lebanon arrests three for alleged Facebook slander of president
Lebanon Files: Arabic language news flash
Tayyar: Arabic language commentary
Naharnet: 2 Wounded by Celebratory Gunshots in Aftermath of Brazil's Win against Chile
tags: Lebanon, Lebanese, Michel Suleiman, President of Lebanon, Lebanese Republic, Beirut, freedom of speech, Facebook, arrest, Ibrahim Najjar, Minister of Justice, insult, libel, slander, Naim Hanna, Shebel Qasab, Antoine Ramia, Ahmad Shouman
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Monday, June 21. 2010
Click to view Full Report in PDF
source Bank Audi
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Saturday, June 19. 2010
At the request of Interior Minister Ziad Baroud, the government raised the traffic fines three-fold in an attempt to reduce mounting traffic accidents in the country.
The minimum wage in Lebanon is 333 US$ per month... and the new traffic fines are 100 US$
Furthermore most traffic signs, such as speed limits, are illogical at best, and let's not get into the absurdity of the red light timings that clog up downtown Beirut EVERY day - yes, it's the lights that create traffic jams, and predictably so!
Oh, and did I mention the six wheelers, semis, dump trucks, buses, and generally all oversized vehicles that drive with impunity due to corruption? Has anyone bothered to check the numbers of traffic accident fatalities resulting from our high-riding friends?
So, how exactly is this 300% increase in traffic fines going to reduce traffic fatalities, if:
1- all drivers are equal but some drivers are more equal than others
2- some if not many of the traffic signs, lights, radars, and speedtraps are either illogical, counterproductive, or downright malicious
3- most people can't afford - LITERALLY - the fines to begin with, so this is not a deterrent, it's more akin to a discriminatory fine that only the rich can pay, as the poor become outlaws
tags: lebanon, corruption, lebanese, traffic fine, traffic law, interior minister, ziad baroud, animal farm, increase, government, cabinet, six wheel, truck, semi, bus
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