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Animal rights activist Ghina Nahfawi detained over video documenting alleged animal abuse

19-05-2026 | 09:53

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Animal rights activist Ghina Nahfawi detained over video documenting alleged animal abuse

Appellate Public Prosecutor in Mount Lebanon Bilal Halawi ordered the detention of animal rights activist Ghina Nahfawi after she refused to remove a video showing a cleric allegedly abusing animals by tying a dog to his car and dragging it in Al-Azzounieh, Aley district.

Nahfawi had reportedly received a call two days earlier from the Baabda police station requesting her presence following a complaint filed by Sheikh Samir Sharafeddine on charges including defamation and “inciting religious tensions.”

The controversy centers on the judicial decision, which critics say overlooked the fact that causing harm or suffering to animals constitutes a violation of Lebanon’s Animal Welfare Law No. 47/2017, while penalizing Nahfawi instead of holding the alleged offender accountable.

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