Delivering true justice to Beirut blast victims and preventing the repeat of such a tragedy requires systemic change.
Duelling charges in the blast investigation have raised hopes, then crushed them.
Dozens protest in Lebanese capital against the public prosecutor’s attempt to stop a judge from continuing his probe.
The prosecutor also ordered the release of all suspects detained in connection with the deadly 2020 Beirut blast.
The probe into the 2020 explosion had been derailed for months by legal challenges as well resistance from factions.
Family members of the victims of the 2020 Beirut port explosion were called in for questioning after recent protests.
Thousands gather in Lebanon’s capital to commemorate two years since a deadly port explosion, demanding accountability.
It has been two years since a massive explosion shook Lebanon’s capital, killing 218 people and injuring 7,000.
Relatives of the blast victims have pressed for justice and accountability for two years, to no avail.
Legal cases abroad are giving survivors hope for justice, but they say an independent UN probe remains essential.
The collapse has revived trauma and anger just ahead of the two-year anniversary of the port explosion.
Ariana Papazian found it hard to accept the loss of her mother, her memoir chronicles the journey towards acceptance.
The 50-metre tall grain silos shielded several Beirut neighbourhoods from the blast that killed more than 200 people.
Relatives call for international inquiry to help push forward a floundering local investigation into the explosion.
