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Lebanon: Comedian Arrested for Critical Jokes

Stand-up comedian Nour Hajjar performs onstage at the KED Beirut on December 15, 2020. 2020 JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images (Beirut) - Lebanese authorities' arrest and investigation of prominent comedian Nour Hajjar, solely in retaliation for his jokes, represents a new escalation in Lebanon's crackdown on public criticism, the Coalition to Defend Freedom of Expression in Lebanon said today. Lebanese judicial authorities should refrain from bringing charges against Hajjar, and others, prosecuted merely for peacefully expressing their opinions, and stop using insult and defamation laws to limit criticism of the country's political, religious, or military authorities. "Comedy has an important social function and our comedians should be granted the widest legal protection, especially when they are criticizing public and religious authorities or practices, in a country ruled by legal impunity," said Ghida Frangieh, head of litigation at The Legal Agenda. Lebanon' ....

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Lebanon: arrest of standup comedian Nour Hajjar sparks fears despite release

Beirut already undergoing economic and political paralysis, was struck this week by arrest of a standup comic who joked about Lebanon's army and offended religious figures five years ago. ....

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