From seeds to strikes
NOW Lebanon – The MENA region is paying a high price for the climate crisis. Activists and experts from all over gathered in Beirut to take stock and perhaps forge links for the future.
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Unrepresented
NOW Lebanon – Lebanon’s working classes are all but represented in the new parliament, although a new wave of politicians and newly elected MPs promise to do politics “for the people”.
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The silenced majority
NOW Lebanon – More than half of all registered voters on national average, and up to two-thirds in Tripoli, did not cast their ballots. Abstention, rather than voting, tells the real story of the Lebanese people, experts say.
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The forgotten debate
NOW Lebanon – Despite an increase in independent groups and candidates this election, issues of human rights and concrete solutions to the social effects of the severe economic crisis have taken a backseat to party politics and geopolitical issues.
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“We have no future in Lebanon”
NOW Lebanon – Lebanon’s youth is leaving the country en masse, risking their lives and selling their possessions. Many are seeking the German dream, despite the various obstacles related to language and obtaining a student visa.
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Philippe Pernot 