Lebanon: Festival Cancels Mashrou’ Leila Concert

Expand A group of Lebanese activists chant slogans as they hold Arabic placards that read: "Freedom of expression," right, and "With Mashrou' Leila against the suppression of freedoms.  © 2019 Bilal Hussein/AP Photo (Beirut) – The Byblos International Festival Committee has cancelled the indie band Mashrou Leila’s August 9, 2019 concert, Human Rights Watch said today. The committee cited security considerations and said it wanted to avoid “bloodshed,” following a week of pressure and threats from some individuals and some Christian groups. The Interior Ministry neither responded to the escalating…

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