The assassination of Lokman Slim – silencing no lamb
Lokman’s killing underlines that the space for dissent is closing fast in Lebanon. Over the past year or so, the political leadership’s tolerance for criticism has been decreasing, with an increasing number of journalists and critics taken into custody. Maha Yahya reflects
The killing of Lokman Slim is another bad omen for Lebanon. Lokman was not just any activist. He was a vocal critic of Hezbollah, who chose to continue living in his family’s home in Haret Hrayk in the southern suburbs of Beirut, an area controlled by those whom he criticised harshly.