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Vigil highlights reach of gender-based violence

The murder of Rebecca Dykes this month turned a spotlight on to male violence against women in Lebanon, with activists noting that the crime was not an isolated incident in the country where gender-based violence is widely underreported. “This could happen to any woman, it could be me, it could be you. I’m extremely upset about everything that has happened,” Sahar Chalak told The Daily on the evening during a vigil held at Beirut’s National Museum for four recent victims of femicide that included Dykes.

Protesters call for more NSSF embezzlement prosecutions

Protesters called for National Social Security Fund employees involved in embezzlement to be prosecuted, saying that the charges already brought against several NSSF members were not enough.

The demonstration, held outside the Justice Palace in Adlieh, coincided with the trial hearing of NSSF Technical Committee head Samir Aoun. Around a dozen protesters, including judges, gathered to denounce what they said was a lack of comprehensive action against the misappropriation of funds at the state body.

Bikers ride in solidarity with Palestine

Dozens of bikers illustrated their support to the Palestinian cause in a ride from Beirut to Lebanon’s southernmost point of Naqoura, where massive Palestinian and Lebanese flags were unfurled.

Thousands Rally in Sidon for Hamas 30th anniversary

Thousands of Palestinians from across Lebanon’s refugee camps gathered in Sidon to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Hamas Movement.

Thousands Rally in Sidon for Hamas 30th anniversary

Thousands of Palestinians from across Lebanon’s refugee camps gathered in Sidon to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Hamas Movement.

Artists protest Jerusalem decision in Sidon

Away from the burning of tires, American flags and U.S. President Donald Trump's pictures, hundreds of artists expressed their solidarity with Jerusalem in their own way. In the courtyard of the municipality of Sidon, Lebanese and Palestinian artists performed national songs and poems at an event organized by the General Union of Palestinian Artists in Lebanon.

March in Saadnayel in support of Palestine

أفاد مراسل "النشرة" في زحلة أن "أهالي ​سعدنايل​ قاموا بمسيرة حاشدة دعما ل​فلسطين​".

People gathered to greet Hariri's return to Lebanon

On November 22th, after nearly three weeks of an absence, a crowd of ecstatic supporters welcomed by gathering next to his Downtown residence to greet his return to Lebanon for the country’s 74th Independence Day.

Bsharri residents demand school refuse Syrian children

A protest by residents of north Lebanon’s Bsharri calling on their municipality to evict local Syrian refugees started on October 30 and lasted until November 3rd. The protesters were calling on local officials to implement a decree ordering Syrian refugees to be evicted from the town by November 25.   In a bid to pressure local authorities to stick to the deadline, hundreds of residents have been protesting since Monday at Bsharri’s public school for girls on a daily basis.

The Raya Chidiac initiative.

After young woman Raya Chidiac was murdered by a Syrian national in Zgharta, a online campaign and petition was lauched asking for justice, but also for the eviction of the Syrian nationals from Zgharta. 

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