Reporters Without Borders Praises New Media Law

Report by Reporters Without Borders welcomes Lebanon's new media law, enacted in 2026, despite some shortcomings in certain provisions. The organization calls for amendments to articles criminalizing the spreading of false news and imprisoning journalists, as well as the removal of defamation clauses. The law aims to improve the state of press freedom in Lebanon, which currently ranks 115th on the Global Freedom of the Press Index, having moved ahead of approximately 25 Arab and Asian countries.

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