Why a Law to Help Prisoners Became a New Sectarian Flashpoint in Lebanon

An amnesty measure was supposed to ease prison overcrowding and pressure on the judiciary. Instead, it highlighted the country’s divides.

By Abdi Latif Dahir and Hwaida Saad · The New York Times – World

An amnesty measure was supposed to ease prison overcrowding and pressure on the judiciary. Instead, it highlighted the country’s divides.