Share this: TwitterFacebookWhatsAppLinkedInEmailTelegramNew York, January 27, 2021 — Lebanese authorities must conduct a thorough and independent investigation into the recent attack on journalist Ibrahim Fatfat, and ensure that those responsible are held to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. “Journalists in Lebanon should not fear the risk of being singled out and brutally attacked by security officers when covering protests,” said CPJ Middle East and North Africa Representative Ignacio Miguel Delgado. A group of officers then approached Fatfat and lured him away from the protest, and three began attacking him, according to that interview and the footage of the assault shared on social media. Today, the Lebanese Red Cross said that at least 45 people had been injured amid the protests in Tripoli, according to reports. CPJ emailed Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces for comment, but did not immediately receive any reply.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 27, 2021 18:43 UTC