4 stories for 2026-03-05 · Political repression, arbitrary detention & extrajudicial violence
Lebanon has arrested three foreign nationals on charges related to alleged collaboration with Israel. No additional details about the identities, specific allegations, or legal proceedings were provided in the source material.
The Lebanese army announced the arrest of 27 people, including a Palestinian national, as part of measures to prevent armed demonstrations. The arrests came two days after authorities banned military activities by Hezbollah.
Israeli police forcibly dispersed a small anti-war protest in Tel Aviv opposing the government's military operations against Iran, despite widespread public debate in Israel about the war.
The head of Syria's National Commission for Transitional Justice met with representatives of an independent international investigative committee to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation and accelerate transitional justice measures.