Nader Durgham
Nader Durgham is CPJ’s researcher for the Levant. He holds a BA in Media and Communications from the American University of Beirut and an MSc in Democracy and Comparative Politics from University College London. Deeply passionate about the history and politics of the Middle East, he has worked with news outlets such as The Washington Post, Middle East Eye, and Agence France-Presse in Lebanon over the past few years. Nader has also contributed to work promoting human rights and freedom of press in Lebanon and Palestine.
‘I do not feel safe’: The cost of 3 years of Israeli impunity for journalists in Lebanon
When visual journalist Ahmed Chihadeh came under Israeli drone fire in January 2025 while covering the return of displaced residents to the southern Lebanese town of Houla, he removed his press vest and hid his camera. “After what happened to my colleagues, and after seeing that there has still been no justice for those who…