Policy Grievances

Abdul Hamid Karami square in the center of Tripoli witnessed a sit-in during which participants burned political slogans that had been raised earlier in the square, as well as setting fire to a number of tires. Statements by protesters were made condemning the current economic crisis.

Protesters blocked several entrances to Downtown Beirut with burning tires and garbage bins after briefly clashing with riot police outside the Grand Serail in a show of public exasperation at the country's economic situation.Hundreds had gathered in Martyrs’ Square earlier in the day to protest Lebanon’s poor economic situation. Over a hundred riot police and Internal Security Forces members were deployed to protect state buildings in the area.The protesters marched from Martyrs' Square in an attempt to enter Parliament.

The head of the Syndicate of Gas Stations Owners in Lebanon, Sami Brax, communicated that the occurence of an open-ended strike, as agreed upon by the majority of gas station owners, until an agreement with officials has been reached in terms of their demands. 

Students marched from Horsh Beirut to Martyrs’ Square Friday morning to protest the government’s failure to address environmental degradation. The Lebanon chapters of activist groups Fridays for Future and Extinction Rebellion organized the demonstration in solidarity with a global movement of student walkouts intended to call attention to climate change. About 50 people attended the strike in Beirut Friday, joining an estimated 1 million protesters in over 150 countries. Protesters stated that this protest will be repeated on Fridays.