The Syndicate of professional artists in Lebanon issued a statement yesterday asking artists not to criticize or disrespect political parties or movements, and religious leaders. According to the statement, artists should work on promoting art and culture and refrain from engaging in political debates as per the syndicate's internal code. Not that I'm a big fan of Lebanese artists engaging in politics, but promoting censorship under any circumstances is unacceptable. At this point, the syndicate…

It's been over two months now since Lebanese publisher, political activist and commentator Lokman Slim was murdered in his car South of Lebanon and we still don't have any leads. This is not the first political murder that goes unpunished and won't be the last, but the UN is keen on unveiling the truth and for that purpose has requested three experts to follow up on this case and pressure the Lebanese authorities. Those experts…