Freedom of Religion and Belief
LEBANON: The inalienable right of people to remain on their land under threat Christian communities threatened with extinction L’Oeuvre d’Orient* (24.03.2026) – In a recent press release, the French organization L’Œuvre d’Orient expressed its deep concern at the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
LEBANON: Maronite Catholic priest killed by Israeli tank fire in southern Lebanon Maronite Catholics were told by Israel to leave their villages By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (09.03.2026) – On Monday 9 March, Lebanese...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
LEBANON: Catholic schools in the hands of Shiite militias By Willy Fautré, director of Human Rights Without Frontiers HRWF (21.10.2024) -Since 8 October 2023, the date of the first Hezbollah rocket attacks on Israel in support of Palestinian Hamas, Lebanon has...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
LEBANON: Christians between a rock and a hard place, Israel and Hezbollah ACN International (09.10.2024)* – The Archdiocese of Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar in the Beqaa Valley, eastern Lebanon, is suffering a major humanitarian and security crisis as a result of the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
LEBANON: Israeli airstrike hits Melkite Greek Catholic Church HRWF (14.10.2024) – On 9 October, a Melkite Greek Catholic church in Derdghaya was struck by an Israeli missile killing at least eight people. The church, which was sheltering displaced civilians, was...
