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Protests continue for seventh day as pressures mount for government change

Protests have entered their seventh day in Lebanon as road closures have increased nation-wide, from Akkar to Tyre and passing through Tripoli, Batroun, Jounieh, Jal el dib, Sinn el fil and Beirut, among other areas. Lebanese army officers have been working since the early hours to re-open seaside roads and main highways, such as that of Nahr el Kaleb in Kesrouane and the one in Jal el Dib. Efforts exerted by the Lebanese army have been met with dissaproval from the protesters as pressure mounts to bring on a change in government.  

Tyre prison inmates hunger strike in solidarity with protests

Inmates of Tyre prison are on hunger strike in solidarity with the protests that have swept Lebanon over the past few days, the state-run National News Agency reported Tuesday.

The prisoners are also calling for a general amnesty, promised by Prime Minister Saad Hariri Monday as part of a series of “reforms” aimed at appeasing the Lebanese protesters who have called for the overthrow of the government.

Activists storm state-run TV station as protests hold steady

In one of the most memorable scenes of the mass anti-establishment demonstrations so far, a group of Lebanese actors Tuesday stormed the headquarters of the state-run Tele Liban to oppose its lack of protest coverage. The sixth day of protests got off to a slow start following a display of aggression by supporters of Hezbollah and the Amal Movement the night before. However, as the day wore on, tens of thousands gathered in Beirut’s Riad al-Solh and Martyrs’ squares and in countless towns and cities across the country.

Lebanon enters sixth day of protests as army opens roads

Protesters began gathering in Riad Al Solh Square in Beirut on Tuesday morning as nationwide demonstrations in Lebanon continued for the sixth day.

The Lebanese army opened several highways and issued orders banning road blockades in the country, as protesters arrive on foot the morning after Hezbollah and Amal supporters on motorbikes tried to disrupt the protests in the first signs of clashes. They were pushed back by the Lebanese army, which has promised to protect protesters.

Critical fifth day of anti-government protests begins

Already by 9 a.m., protesters began to trickle into Beirut’s Riad al-Solh and Martyrs' squares, the epicenter of the last four days’ protest, holding up anti-government banners and waving the Lebanese flag.Roads were blocked by burning tires, garbage cans and material from construction sites in Beirut’s Downtown, Zouk Mosbeh and the Bekaa Valley, among other areas.

Jubilant yet defiant third day of mass protests

Following the night of a violent crackdown by security forces on protesters, Lebanese people returned to Downtown Beirut and multiple locations across the country Saturday. Protesters have been on the streets since Thursday, calling on the government to resign and condemning its proposals to impose taxes on citizens already suffering from the country’s dire economic situation.

Fourth day of protest bring together hundreds of thousands nation-wide

Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese protesters of all ages flooded major cities and towns nationwide on Sunday demanding an end to corruption and the rule of the country’s political elite. Each hour brought hundreds more people to the streets for the largest anti-government protests yet. In Tripoli and Batroun, in north Lebanon; Tyre, in south Lebanon; Deir al-Qamar, in Mount Lebanon, and many other towns, thousands turned out for the demonstrations.

Lebanese protest dire economy for second day

Protests were held across Lebanon for a second straight day Friday against the country’s dire economic conditions and tax hike proposals by the government. Most of the main highways and roads across the country were again blocked by burning tires and protesters. The main roads and highways in the eastern Bekaa Valley, the northern towns of Jounieh, Jbeil, Zouk Mikael and Batroun, as well as the southern town of Nabatieh were blocked by burning tires. Highways connecting northern, eastern and southern cities and towns to the capital were also mostly closed.

Protests erupt nation-wide over new taxes

From Tripoli to Tyre and Baalbeck to Beirut, thousands of Lebanese took to the streets Thursday night, forcing the government to backtrack on an unpopular tax it had approved just a day earlier on internet-based phone calls over services like WhatsApp. Protesters blocked main roads across Lebanon with burning tyres. Several roads in Beirut were also cut with protesters igniting garbage bins, wood and other materials. Skirmishes took place between protesters and riot police blocking the road to the Serial, in which at least two protesters were injured.

PSP supporters protest FPM rhetoric and economic situation

Hundreds of Progressive Socialist Party supporters took to the streets of Downtown Beirut Monday in a strong rebuke of Free Patriotic Movement head Gebran Bassil’s aggressive rhetoric over the weekend.The march from the Cola area toward Martyrs’ Square took place during a Cabinet meeting intended to be one of the final sessions before sending the 2020 budget to Parliament for approval.

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