Truly, if it’s one thing I love about this city, it’s the haven it has often provided to journalists and activists from Syria, Egypt, Yemen, Iraq etc. despite all its harshness. Freedom of expression here must be protected. #Beirut

Jean Kassir of Megaphone News talks about freedom of expression in context of Beirut having offered safe space for liberation movements regionally, from Syria to Yemen. A space that must be protected. Lebanon clamping down on expression isn’t just dangerous for us but for region