Omar Hamed Beato

Bio:

Omar Hamed Beato is a visual journalist from Spain based in the Middle East covering conflict, climate change, migration, and social issues. Follow him on Instagram to see his latest work. https://www.instagram.com/theguyyoumetbefore/

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April 10, 2024 | Omar Hamed Beato | Gender-based violence, International, Violence against women
Lebanon’s Economic Crisis Pushes the Most Vulnerable Into the Sex Trade

Since the collapse of the Lebanese Pound in 2019, social workers in Beirut say that migrants and Lebanese alike have turned to the sex trade to cope with the increased costs of living.

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