Collective Action

As Sunday wore on, the numbers of protesters in the streets and squares continued to increas,tens of thousands of protesters linked arms in a bid to form a 170-kilometer “Lebanese Human Chain” spanning the country from north to south to symbolize national unity. By noon, hundreds had gathered along the coast of Beirut, Sidon, Tyre and Tripoli, joining hands on the 11th day of the nationwide uprising.Hundreds of protesters gathered at the entrances to Beirut's "ring bridge" Sunday evening to close it off to traffic as part of ongoing anti-regime demonstrations across Lebanon.Protesters blocked the road that connects east and west Beirut with their bodies, vehicles and even household goods such as mattresses and fridges.The northern city of Tripoli once again witnessed demonstrators gathering in the central Al-Nour Square, seemingly unfazed by the previous day's violence in nearby Beddawi.