RN Chairman Mallat in an interview with lawyer Sushila Rao for Harvard Law and Policy Review explained how, under international law, short-term actions to support the Syrian opposition could include heightened recognition of the SNC, troop buildup to provide credible establishment of no-fly and no-drive zones, and the creation of ‘safe zones’ for civilians, in parallel with […]
Italy complicit in masking Sadr’s disappearance Aline Sara, October 15, 2011 During an exclusive interview with NOW Lebanon on the day the Lebanese Supreme Court heard the plaintiffs in the case of the disappearance of Imam Moussa Sadr in open court for the first time, Chibli Mallat—the lawyer representing the families of Imam Moussa Sadr, Sheikh Muhammad […]
Of all the uprisings of the Arab Spring, few seemed to be contained as quickly as the so-called “Pearl Revolution” in Bahrain. Last February thousands of Shia Muslims occupied streets in the tiny Gulf state demanding more political freedom — and less of the Sunni Muslim elite — led by King al-Khalifa. But within a […]
‘Amid’ Carlos Eddé, head of the Lebanese National Bloc and member of RN’s international advisory board, affirmed the moral and practical imperative of Christian support for the Arab uprisings and solidarity with all victims of violence. L’Orient Le-Jour LIBAN Carlos Eddé : Les révolutions en cours sont dans l’intérêt de tous, y compris des chrétiens lundi, octobre […]
RN congratulates advisory board member Mansoor al-Jamri, publisher and co-founder of leading independent Bahraini daily Al Wasat, who is to be honored in November with the Committee to Protect Journalists’ 2011 International Press Freedom Award. One of four distinguished journalists worldwide selected for the award, al-Jamri is a noted publisher and human rights activist who has […]
سأل عما إذا كانت مصلحة المسيحيين بأن يراهنوا على “حصان خسران” أعرب عميد “الكتلة الوطنية” كارلوس اده عن “عميق” صدمته من المواقف التي صدرت عن البطريرك الماروني مار بشارة الراعي أثناء زيارته إلى فرنسا وكذلك تلك التي أطلقها على أرض مطار رفيق الحريري الدولي عند عودته الى لبنان، موضحًا أنّ “مواقف البطريرك الراعي جاءت مفاجئة […]
