News Archive Samir Geagea in the Press




May 12, 1997
Geagea sentenced despite Pope's visit






March 24, 1999

Addoum requests death penalty for Geagea


June 28, 1999
Omar Karami 'outraged' as Geagea sentence commuted






December 11, 2000
Karam Conveys Letter From Geagea to Lahoud






January 05, 2001
LF: Geagea Cases Purely Political, not Judicial

January 18, 2001
Geagea's Release Meets Same Fate as Aoun's Return

March 25, 2001
Horn-Blowing Motorcades Protest LF Ban, Demand Geagea's release

May 12, 2001
Syria, Lahoud Regime, Seeking to Get Geagea Back to the Fold

August 01, 2001
"Geagea Suffers Devastating Torture in Lightless, Airless Dungeon"

August 05, 2001
Authorities Lower Boom on Aounists, Geagea's LF

August 07, 2001
Jumblat Expresses Strong Sympathy with Geagea's LF

November 02, 2001
Patriarch: 'Syria Controls Everything, Everyone, Geagea to Freedom'

December 03, 2001
Two Senior Aides of Geagea Freed on Bail

December 05, 2001
Lahoud Dashes Hope for a Geagea Parole, Won't Curb Hizbullah






February 12, 2002
Geagea to Leave Yarze Cell to Military Hospital

February 14, 2002

Geagea Taken Back to Yarze Cell from Military Hospital

March 01, 2002
Church Bombing Anniversary Used To Pray For Geagea

March 23, 2002

Students Take to Streets for Geagea and Father Abou






January 10, 2003
Lebanon Turns Down Red Cross Request to See Geagea in Jail

March 10, 2003
LF to issue petition for release of Samir Geagea

March 20, 2003
LF Students demand Geagea’s release

April 16, 2003
LF Activists Pray on Knees for Geagea's Release

May 22, 2003
Geagea ‘key’ to reconciliation

Geagea's Freedom Set as Precondition

May 27, 2003
Geagea's Prison Conditions Reported Improved

June 11, 2003
Defense Attorneys: Geagea's Prison Conditions Still Miserable


July 02, 2003
Geagea's Plight Debated with Britain, Amnesty International

July 10, 2003
Nassib Lahoud Wants Geagea Freed

July 24, 2003
George Hawi Wants Geagea Above Ground

August 04, 2003
G. Hawi Wants Aoun Back, Geagea Out, M. Murr Finished

August 07, 2003
Karami Proposes National Referendum on Geagea's Freedom

September 08, 2003
LF Holds Martyrs Memorial Amid Calls for Geagea's Freedom

September 27, 2003
Sfeir Wants Syrian Withdrawal Timetable, Amnesty for Geagea






February 6, 2004
Geagea in 'Excellent Shape'

February 7, 2004
Iran Hopes Geagea May Contribute Information

April 1, 2004
Jumblat Supports Geagea's Release

April 7, 2004
Top Jurist Pleads With Jumblat to Help Free Geagea

April 19, 2004
Patriarch Demands Geagea's Release, Crosses Lances with Aoun

April 20, 2004
Bar Association Chairman Inspects Geagea's Prison Conditions

April 22, 2004
Geagea wants release to effect reconciliation

April 24, 2004
Bar Association Expresses Horror over Geagea's Prison Misery

April 26, 2004
Geagea's wife takes up issue of release
Patriarch: 'Geagea is the Cause of a Nation in Captivity'

June 3, 2004
Strida Takes Besharri LF Victory as Gift to Samir in Yarze

June 4, 2004
Geagea Elated by Besharri Elections and in 'Perfect Shape

June 22, 2004
Geagea's Prison Conditions are Eased after Medical Checkup

June 26, 2004
Strida Geagea Calls on Archbishop Audeh

July 10, 2004
Geagea Seen Having a Retrial Chance to Stop his Plight in Jail


August 2, 2004
Patriarch Urges Prompt Freedom to Geagea, Lebanon

August 4, 2004
Butros Harb Vows to Free Geagea