State security arrests activist Kinda Al Khatib

State security arrests activist Kinda Al Khatib

The whereabouts of activist Kinda el-Khatib and her brother Bandar are still unknown after she was arrested by Lebanese state security for publishing comments on social media.

Date: 
Friday, June 19, 2020
Acting bodies/ State apparatuses: 
State Security
Method: 
Soft power (non-violent response)
Objective: 
Offensive
Types of response: 
Arrests
Investigation
Restrictions on individual freedoms (inc. censorship, freedom of expression, access to information, freedom of association)
Justification of response: 
National security threat

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Village Name: 
Beirut
Local Name: 
Bachoura
Caza: 
Associated HRV: 
34282