Migrant Workers' Action
A migrant community leader shares firsthand accounts of visiting migrant workers detained in Lebanese prisons, revealing the human cost of detention, the struggles of families left behind, and the gaps in protection, healthcare and dignity. Through these encounters, the article asks a fundamental question: when the prison door closes, who hears them?
How a community leader delivered daily meals to Dahiyeh. Ahsan is a community leader who has been in Lebanon since 2016. Ten years later, during the 2026 Israeli war on Lebanon, Ahsan was among the many leaders working day and night to provide emergency response to affected populations. Ahsan drove to Dahiyeh every single day, […]
On Labour Day, we reflect on the realities migrant domestic workers face in times of war while trapped in Lebanon's Kafala system.