SKeyes published a report entitled "The Strong Mandate on #Freedoms" that documents violations of freedoms committed against activists, journalists, citizens and cultural workers, during #MichelAoun's presidential term.
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The number of violations reached 800, 234 of which occurred in 2019 alone, coinciding with the October 17 uprising. 29 violations came under the pretext of attacking the position of the President.
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Army intelligence committed the highest number of violations (30%), followed by the mandate's apparatus, #StateSecurity (28%).
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According to the report, #Lebanon's classification is "nearing authoritarian and police states." Lebanon's ranking on the World Press Freedom Index slipped from 98 (out of 180) in 2016 when Aoun arrived in #Baabda, to 130 in 2022.
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