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Lebanon: Reporter Layal Saad Denied Entry to The Presidential Palace. CFWIJ Condems The Incident

Reporter for Al Jadeed TV, Layal Saad was denied entry to Baabda Presidential Palace. The reporter was on location to cover a cabinet meeting, however, was restricted from attending the session due to an incident that took place during a previous visit. Last month, Layal was abused by a security guard for not referring to President Aoun with his complete title. The security believed she had disrespected the president in the way she spoke about him to a colleague.

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Lebanon: CFWIJ Condemns The Targeted Online Trolling Campaign Against Yumna Fawaz

Journalist Yumna Fawaz was targeted with a vicious online campaign after she demanded that President Michel Aoun be held accountable for the Beirut port explosion in 2020. Following the tweet, Fawaz was targeted by supporters of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), a political party founded by Aoun, as well as its ally Hezbollah. This is not the first time Fawaz has been targeted by members of the FPM, which makes her feel very concerned for her safety.

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