CAIRO: The Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) has issued a statement condemning a ban on the Lebanese film “Beirut Bil Layl” (Beirut by Night) from being screened in Lebanese theaters, citing security concerns. The movie, which was scheduled for public screening in January, won praises at the Locarno International Film Festival. It tells the story of a woman who falls in love with a French man, who she is forbidden from marrying because her family believes he works as a Mossad spy. The film's director Daniel Arbid has come forward to ask that people “spread the word please and gather to face middle ages censorship.” “Censorship should be according to technical rules, putting aside political considerations, in order not to get into complex mazes and calculations. The conclusion would always be the decline of freedom of opinion and expression,” said the statement from the ANHRI. “It is not the first time this year, as a number of films were banned on different occasions for political considerations, for from technical standards,” they added. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/xHPOV No related posts. Tags: ANHRI Section: Human Rights, Lebanon
