Collective Action
Protesters block Bireh road in Akkar to demand the release of two activists detained in connection with a bank hostage situation
In Bireh, Akkar, other protesters blocked a road on Monday morning in support of the two activists, the state-run National News Agency reported. "The road will remain blocked until the activists are released," the protesters said. Activists and friends of Zakaria and Rustom also closed down public administrations in Halba on Monday afternoon, including the Serail, governorate offices, personal status departments, religious and civil court, and Liban Post offices, according to the National News Agency. Demonstrators also closed down local water institutions and offices of telecommunications company Alfa, state-owned telecommunication company Ogero and Electricite Du Liban, the NNA reported.
وطنية - عكار - قطع محتجون طريق البيرة _ عكار كليا بالعوائق الحديدية "احتجاجا على توقيف الناشطين عبد الرحمن زكريا ومحمد رستم ". وأكدوا أن "الطريق ستبقى مقطوعة إلى حين الإفراج عن الناشطين" .