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Hundreds brave rain to march against child marriage

Hundreds marched in Beirut Saturday in a protest against child marriage to mark International Women’s Day, which falls on March 8.
The protest, which was organized by the Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering (RDFL) and the National Coalition for Protecting Children from Child Marriage, aimed to pressure Parliament to pass a law to make 18 the minimum legal age for marriage.

Thousands march in Beirut to protest economic policies

A few thousand demonstrators marched toward the Finance Ministry in Beirut Sunday to protest economic policies and worsening living conditions in Lebanon.

The protest, led by the Lebanese Communist Party, the Popular Nasserite Organization and a number of civil society groups, set off from the Barbir area and gathered in front of the ministry’s branch in Beshara Khoury.

Among the protesters' demands were for the state to ensure that taxation policies address wealth distribution, improve the quality of public education and provide new work opportunities.

Residents in Baalbeck blocked road after young man died from cancer

فاد مراسل "النشرة" في بعلبك، بأنّ "أهالي بلدة ​حوش الرافقة​، قطعوا طريق غربي بعلبك، احتجاجًا على وفاة ابن بلدتهم "حسين. ك" البالغ من العمر 21 عامًا، بعد معاناة مع مرض ​السرطان​ بسبب تلوث مجرى ​نهر الليطاني​".

LU teachers protest

أوضح رئيس ​رابطة التعليم الثانوي​ ​نزيه جباوي​، على هامش اعتصام نفّذه الأساتذة المعينون في كلية التربية في ​الجامعة اللبنانية​، أمام مبنى وزارة التربية- ​الأونيسكو​، إلى أنّ "الإضراب كان لسبب واحد هو الغموض حيال الدرجات الست، وهناك قرار درجات من كلية التربية في الجامعة اللبنانية من السنة الماضية والدرجات بعد التعيين. بقية الأمور ليس لدينا مشكلة فيها، فالرواتب سارت ومرسوم الإلحاق والتعيين الّذي سيلحظ التثبيت أيضًا".

Public servants protest

نفّذ شباب دورة خفراء ​الجمارك​ 2014 اعتصاما مقابل المديرية العامة للجمارك، في ​شارع المصارف​، للمطالبة بإصدار نتائجهم المتأخرة منذ 4 سنوات. والتقت النائبة ​بولا يعقوبيان​ المدير العام للجمارك بدر ضاهر للاطلاع على قضيتهم.

Lebanese Communist Party protests proposed tax increases

The youth sector of the Lebanese Communist Party and the Union of Lebanese Democratic Youth staged a protest Friday in front of the Central Bank in Hamra to oppose reported proposed tax increases.

According to a recent report in Al-Akhbar newspaper, Central Bank Gov. Riad Salameh suggested in a meeting last week that to resolve the country’s housing loans crisis, LL5,000 ($3.33) should be added per every 20 liters of gasoline and the Value-Added Tax also be increased.

Contracted vocational teachers protest unjust conditions

The General Confederation of Lebanese Workers and the Committee of Professional Teachers in Vocational Education staged a protest in Beirut’s Riad al-Solh Square demanding rights for contracted vocational teachers, the state-run National News Agency reported Tuesday.

Sidon residents protest as water shortage bites

Protesters burned tires and blocked roads in Sidon Monday to protest against the South Lebanon Water Authority as the city has been experiencing water shortages for three days. Demonstrators held the state-run water company accountable for ongoing supply issues in the area, which has seen an increase in water rationing in recent days.

Interruptions in the main electrical service line led to the rationing program to ensure the regular functioning of water pumps, officials said.

Tripoli workers protest unpaid salary, lack of school grants and clothing allowances

Members of Tripoli’s workers union Monday organized a general strike to protest unpaid salaries as well as a lack of clothing allowances and school grants.

The protesters blocked the municipality center’s main entrance, preventing administrative staff from entering the building and citizens from completing transactions on the eve of Eid al-Adha. Tripoli Mayor Ahmad Qamareddine addressed the issue in an interview, citing transaction errors as the cause for the delay in salary and grant payments. He said steps to correct these issues were underway.

Tripoli protestors call for development, jobs

Activists organized a protest in the northern port city of Tripoli Sunday to call for development, rights and employment opportunities.

Dozens gathered in the center of Lebanon’s second-largest city, which has been hit hard by spillover from the Syrian conflict and economic downturn, with residents saying they have been neglected by Beirut.

Protesters held signs and covered a car with slogans such as “enough marginalization,” calling for 24/7 electricity, an end to water and electricity-related fines within 14 days as well as the closure of the Tripoli landfill.

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