FREEDOM OF PRESS
COMEDY & POLITICS
Comedian Qassem Jaber — known critic of Hezbollah — briefly detained
FOOTBALL
Fired for his support of Palestine, Anwar el-Ghazi won his legal battle against Mainz
LEBANON
Judges' Club reaffirms commitment to freedom of expression
MIDDLE EAST
Iran dismisses sexual assault claims of jailed journalist
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
#MyOpinionIsNotaCrime: Amnesty calls on Lebanese parliament to reform insult and defamation laws
LEBANON
Legal Agenda director Nizar Saghieh summoned by the Beirut Bar Association Council
UPRISING
Iran jails couple in viral dancing video: activists
TURKEY
Erdogan rival is first target of Turkish media law, opposition party says
HUMAN RIGHTS
Decline in freedom of expression during Aoun’s term in office, notes SKeyes
PRESS FREEDOM