A UAE court on Monday jailed three Britons for four years each on drugs charges, amid calls for their release and claims they were beaten and given...
Monday, April 29, 2013
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“I do not want to champion what I do...or for people to follow me as an example,” Jarik al-Khayer* says, sipping tea one cloudy winter afternoon. “...
Sunday, March 3, 2013
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In Lebanon’s Baabda prison for women, there is no shortage of appalling stories. From false imprisonment to domestic abuse, the women imprisoned...
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
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Beekeepers are facing multiple challenges, from diseased bees to hive theft, as they approach the season for harvesting honey.
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
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Lebanese authorities have busted a Captagon producing and dealing operation. The case’s peculiarity lies in the fact that the drug pushers were men...
Friday, June 8, 2012
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Drug dealers and crooked wardens call the shots, while business thrives on mobile phone and new inmates are fast-tracked into addiction.
After the...
Friday, June 1, 2012
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Like many of the world’s poorly-maintained and overly-crowded penitentiaries, Lebanon’s notorious Roumieh prison has witnessed rioting, escapades,...
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
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