A delegation from the Alternative Press Syndicate visited the headquarters of the Progressive Socialist Party in Beirut, where they met with members of the Democratic Gathering bloc: Marwan Hamadeh, Hadi Abou Hassan, Bilal Abdullah, and the party's Secretary General, Zafer Nasser. The delegation included the syndicate coordinator journalist Elsi Mfrij, committee member Mohammad Shabrouh, and the syndicate's lawyer Farouk Maghroubi, who presented the group's proposed comments on the media law currently under consideration in the parliament.
The discussion addressed various aspects of the proposed law and the necessary amendments to ensure the preservation of media freedoms in Lebanon, preventing any infringement on this fundamental principle. The members of the bloc affirmed the importance of enacting a modern media law that considers the significant technological advancements in this field while balancing the preservation of the mission of journalism and objective, constructive media with the priority of the freedoms enshrined in the constitution. The deputies promised to convey the comments to the party and bloc leader, Deputy Taymour Jumblatt, for careful review and consideration in collaboration with the party's media commission, aiming to develop the best formulation to advance through the parliamentary Media and Communications Committee and subsequently to the relevant committees and the general assembly.
