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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.

DFLP protests US disruption of UNRWA

The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine and other organizations protested Friday against the disruption of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees.

DFLP protested in front of the office of the UNRWA services director at the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp, condemning American-Israeli pressures to disrupt UNRWA, which comes after the U.S. made significant funding cuts to the U.N. agency.

Future current sympathisers blocked road

أفادت غرفة "التحكم المروري" التابعة للمديرية العامة لقوى الامن الداخلي عن "قطع الطريق على ​كورنيش المزرعة​ باتجاه البربير من قبل بعض المحتجين وتحويل السير الى الطرقات الفرعية المجاورة".

من جهتها، افادت معلومات صحفية بأن مناصري تيار "المستقبل" قطعوا الطريق احتجاجا على كلام ​سالم زهران​ عن رئيس ​الحكومة​ المكلف ​سعد الحريري​.

Boudai residents protest over Army raid

فاد مراسل "​النشرة​" في ​بعلبك​ أن "عددا من أهالي بلدة ​بوداي​ قطعوا الطريق بالإطارات المشتعلة احتجاجا على مداهمات الجيش".

وكان مراسل "النشرة" في بعلبك قد أفاد بأن "​الجيش اللبناني​ داهم مزرعة غ.م.س.ش في بلدة بوداي وصادر ​مخدرات​ وحشيشه وسلاح".

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.

Road blocked in Zahle

يعتصم موظفو "​شركة كهرباء زحلة​"، ويقطعون الطريق المؤدّية إليها، تضامنًا مع رئيس مجلس إدارة الشركة ​أسعد نكد​، ويُسجّل حضور كثيف للأجهزة الأمنية.

Amal Movement slams power barges at Zahrani protest

The Amal Movement staged a protest Saturday in front of the Zahrani power plant in southern Lebanon, demanding an end to deals bringing power barges to the country and calling for the establishment of permanent power plants instead.

Speaking at the protest, Amal caretaker Finance Minister Ali Hasan Khalil said, “This stand comes to reassure our commitment to granting the people their right to receive the amount of electricity that meets their needs.”

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.

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