Lebanon's journalists suffer abuse, threats covering unrest
By BASSEM MROUE, Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese journalists are facing threats and wide-ranging harassment in their work — including verbal insults and physical attacks, even death threats — while reporting on nearly 50 days of anti-government protests, despite Lebanon's reputation as a haven for free speech in a troubled region. Nationwide demonstrations erupted on Oct. 17 over a plunging