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Land transport union closes down roads across Lebanon

The Unions and Leagues of Land Transport closed down main roads across the country protesting against what it says is inadequate government supervision of competition from non-Lebanese drivers, according to local media reports.

Protests were called for from Zahle in the Bekaa up to north Lebanon’s Akkar, through Beirut and down to south Lebanon, with truck drivers and taxi drivers calling on the government to stop undocumented and unlicensed drivers from working in the country.

Against repression campaign

A group of online activists have called for a peaceful sit-in at the Samir Kassir Square in Downtown Beirut on Tuesday, July 24 to protest the recent wave of dissident arrests.
The organizers launched a campaign labelled “against repression” because "Lebanon is facing an unprecedented decline in freedom of expression in all forms.”

Activists protest violation of freedom of speech

Activists protested the violation of freedom of speech by the government Tuesday, following the recent detention of three individuals for their social media activity.

The Against Repression campaign, which was initiated on social media, brought together activists, journalists and others at Samir Kassir Square in downtown Beirut to express their concerns about local censorship.

Protest in Tamnine over electricity cuts

شار مراسل "النشرة" في بعلبك، إلى أنّ "أهالي بلدة ​تمنين التحتا​، نفّذوا وقفة إحتجاجية على أوتوستراد رياق- بعلبك، بسبب التقنين الحاد في ​التيار الكهربائي​ الّذي يتسبّب بانقطاع ​مياه الشفة​، رافعين لافتات كُتب عليها شعارات تعبّر عن معاناتهم المزمنة".

Baalbeck wheat farmers protest inadequate crop compensation

Wheat farmers in the eastern city of Baalbeck Wednesday protested what they said was inadequate government compensation for a failed crop, the state-run National News Agency reported.

Farmers sit-in in Zahle

فاد مراسل "النشرة" في زحلة بأنّ "عددًا كبيرًا من ​المزارعين​، يعتصمون في هذه الأثناء على طريق عام ​الفرزل​، بسبب انخفاض أسعار البندورة بشكل كبير، وذلك بعد دخول كميّات كبيرة من البندورة المهربّة من داخل ​سوريا​، إلى الأسواق اللبنانية ليل أمس".

وأشار إلى أنّ "المعتصمين عمدوا على رمي الخضار على الطريق".

Lawyers protest conditions at justice palaces

Members of the Beirut Bar Association and lawyers in the north protested Monday what they called the unsuitable conditions at Lebanon’s justice palaces, the state-run National News Agency said.

Lawyers held a one-hour symbolic protest in which they abstained from attending court sessions to denounce what they said were inappropriate working conditions.

In the past few weeks, lawmakers have decried power outages in the justice palaces, which they say have affected their ability to carry out their jobs.

Tyre residents protest electricity outages

 Hundreds of residents in Tyre took to the streets Sunday, gathering in front of the Tyre municipality to protest severe electricity rationing, the state-run National News Agency reported. “Why has Tyre been suffering from a diminished supply of electricity since the month of Ramadan?” a statement issued by the protesters read. Protesters blamed the Energy Ministry for the shortages, saying it is “responsible for the electricity distribution policy and the lack of electricity in Tyre.” The protesters said if improvements are not made within 48 hours, they will escalate their protests.

Sit-in in front of President Palace

طنية - افادت مندوبة الوكالة الوطنية للاعلام عبيده محروم ان الناجحين في مجلس الخدمة المدنية لصالح المديرية العامة للطيران المدني - الفئة الرابعة ينفذون في هذه الاثناء اعتصاما على طريق القصر الجمهوري، لمناشدة رئيس الجمهورية العماد ميشال عون توقيع مرسوم تعيينهم في المباراة. 

Sit-in over housing loans

بسبب غلاء أسعار الشقق السكنية وغياب الخطط الإسكانية، وبسبب تفاقم المشاكل بين المالكين والمستأجرين القدامى، وجراء تورط بعض الشباب اللبناني مع شركات عقارية كبيرة فلم يستلموا شققهم  أو يسترجعوا أموالهم.

وأخيرا بعد توقف قروض الإسكان من دون سابق إنذار: ما أضر بالشباب المتعاقدين والراغبين بالشراء وعطل حياتهم ومستقبلهم، كما أضر بالاقتصاد الوطني لإرتباط هذا القطاع بالقطاعات الإنتاجية كافة.

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