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Relatives of a Lebanese detainee awaiting trial stage a sit-in outside Zahle Justice Palace to denounce dire conditions in prison and to demand the judiciary to processing his case in a timely manner

أكثر من يدفع ثمن الاهتراء في جسم المؤسسات الرسمية جرّاء استفحال الأزمة النقدية - الاقتصادية، هم السجناء. فبين عطلة قضائية، إضراب موظفي القطاع الرسمي واعتكاف القضاة أخيراً، تغصّ السجون والنظارات بالموقوفين المنتظرين البتّ بقضاياهم وسط شروط احتجاز غير صحية.

Families of Beirut port blast victims stage a sit-in outside the head of the Higher Judicial Council's home to protest the council's decision to appoint an alternate judge in the Beirut blast probe

Families of the victims of the Beirut port explosion held a sit-in Thursday, in front of the house of the head of the Higher Judicial Council, Judge Souheil Abboud in the town of Ballouneh, Kesrouan, to protest against the Council's decision to appoint an alternate investigative judge in the case of the August 4, 2020 blast. The families carried pictures of their children and demanded the independence of the judiciary and for Judge Tarek Bitar to continue to complete the investigation into the port explosion. Army units were deployed in front of Abboud’s house.

Families of Beirut port blast victims stage a sit-in for the second day in a row outside the Justice Palace in Beirut to protest the Higher Judicial Council's decision to appoint an alternate judge in the Beirut blast probe

Families of the victims of the Aug. 4, 2020 Beirut port explosion gathered Thursday morning in front of the Justice Palace in Adlieh, for the second day in a row, decrying a Tuesday decision by the Higher Judicial Council to appoint an alternate investigative judge in the blast probe. The protest began around 7 a.m., but only a few people showed up, according to our journalist on the ground.

Protesters block the Zahle-Karak road over the death of a man

وطنية-زحلة - قطع  أهالي الضحية ح . ط الذي توفي يوم امس طعنا بالسكين على يد سوري الطريق في هذه الاثناء ،بالقرب من سنتر الحمرا بلازا في الكرك - الفرزل احتجاجا على مقتله.

Families of Beirut port blast victims stage a sit-in outside the Justice Minister's home to protest the Higher Judicial Council's decision to appoint an alternate judge in the Beirut blast probe

Families of the victims of the August 2020 Beirut port explosion protested Wednesday evening in front of Justice Minister Henry Khoury's apartment in Hazmieh, decrying a decision by the Higher Judicial council the previous day to appoint an alternate investigative judge in the blast probe. The families were seen gathering on the fourth floor of the building where Khoury reportedly lives.

Relatives of migrants stranded at sea roadblock in Akkar to protest Greek authorities' inaction

Families of at least 60 irregular migrants who have been stranded at sea since Saturday cut off a road in northern Lebanon's Akkar governorate on Tuesday to protest against a lack of cooperation from Greek authorities in assisting their loved ones, L'Orient Today's correspondent there reported. The protesters, most of whom are reportedly from the village of Bebenine in Akkar, said they believe that their family members are in danger of dying of hunger or thirst, and that the boat, which is now out of fuel between the Greek and Maltese coasts, could sink.

Relatives of prisoners in Lebanon stage a sit-in outside the Supreme Islamic Shia Council in Beirut to demand general amnesty

نفّذ أهالي المساجين في لبنان اعتصاماً احتجاجيّاً أمام المجلس الاسلامي الشيعي الأعلى في الضّاحية الجنوبية، مطالبين الرّؤساء الثلاثة إقرار العفو العامّ الشامل عن أولادهم وذويهم في السّجون، وذلك في ظلّ الأوضاع البائسة التي يعانيها السجناء بسبب تدهور الأوضاع الاقتصاديّة والاجتماعيّة وتفشّي الأمراض. وهدّد المحتجّون بالتّصعيد خارج السّجون وداخلها للحصول على مطالبهم، وقالوا: "سنحرق بيوتهم كما أحرقوا قلوبنا على أولادنا".

Families of detainees arrested in the Abra case and supporters of jihadist sheikh Ahmad al-Assir stage a sit-in in Saida to demand the release of their relatives

وطنية - صيدا - نفذ أهالي الموقوفين والمحكومين في ملف أحداث عبرا اعتصاما، بعد صلاة الجمعة، أمام مسجد الزعتري في صيدا تحت عنوان" انقذوا السجناء قبل فوات الأوان، للمطالبة ب"إطلاق سراح السجناء". وطالب الشيخ خالد العارفي ب"إقرار قانون العفو من دون إستثناءات وإخراج جميع الموقوفين الإسلاميين، وعلى رأسهم العلماء، فهم سجناء سياسيون وليسوا إرهابيين".

Families of Beirut port blast victims stage their 25th monthly sit-in in front of the Statue of the Emigrant to commemorate the blast and demand justice

To mark the 25th month since the explosion, relatives of the those killed in the deadly August 4, 2020 port blast gathered Sunday afternoon in front of the Statue of the Emigrant, opposite what remains of the wheat silos at the Beirut port. As they have done every fourth of the month since the tragedy, a few dozen demonstrators demanded justice for the more than 220 victims killed in tragedy, as well as for the 6,500 people injured. At 6:07 p.m., the exact moment of the tragedy, the demonstrators observed a minute of silence.

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