The parliament’s Administration and Justice Committee is set to resume its discussion of the draft law on September 16, 2025. Parliament should ensure that these practices come to an end by passing a media law that is entirely consistent with international human rights standards, including on the right to freedom of expression and media freedom. The Administration and Justice Committee started discussions on the latest draft media law on July 29 and has held three meetings on the issue. Lebanon’s parliament should adopt a media law that includes rights protections that Lebanese rights and media groups have long fought for, the organizations said. They should immediately lift the secrecy shrouding discussions of the draft media law and reject suggestions that would further restrict the right to freedom of expression and media freedom, including pretrial detention and provisions that criminalize insult and defamation.