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Protesters roadblock in Tripoli to denounce the responsibility and inaction of political leaders after a boat carrying migrants sank off

Tensions in the country remain high after at least six people were killed when a boat carrying migrants seeking to depart the country sank off the Tripoli coast late Saturday night. Tensions flared up again in Tripoli on Monday shortly after noon, with protesters blocking the road to Bab al-Tabbaneh with dumpsters. Shots were also reportedly fired during the funerals of the victims.

Protesters in Saida hold a solidarity sit-in and roadblock and denounce the responsibility and inaction of political leaders after a boat carrying migrants sank off

In the southern city of Saida, dozens of people held a sit-in in solidarity with the deceased migrants. “The dead are not victims of the shipwreck but of the corrupt political class," they lamented, as motorbike convoys roamed the streets of Saida to decry the inaction of political leaders. 

Protesters roadblock in Tripoli neighborhoods and in Cola transportation hub to denounce the responsibility and inaction of political leaders after a boat carrying migrants sank off

Protests swept through parts of Tripoli in the aftermath of the incident Saturday night that left at least six people dead at sea while trying to escape Lebanon. Angry protestors blocked roads in Qubba, Tripoli, with burning tires Sunday afternoon. L’Orient Today’s correspondents reported clashes with security forces in the area, and heavy gunfire. It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the gunfire. There have been reports of unidentified gunmen in the area.

Protesters block the highway near Sarafand over the arrest of a man accused of opening fire

Protestors blocked the highway near southern Sarafand to protest the arrest of a man accused of opening fire in the village the week before to intimidate activists launching an opposition list for the upcoming May 15 legislative elections. The mobilization came two days after the Lebanese Army announced it had arrested a suspect in the case, who fired shots after members of the “Together for Change'' list were locked up, beaten and their phones were taken away to prevent them from contacting the media, according to a candidate.

Lebanese Order of Physicians members stage a sit-in at their headquarter in Beirut in protest against the draft capital control law

وطنية - نظمت نقابة أطباء لبنان في بيروت، وقفة تحذيرية قبل ظهر اليوم، في مقرها في فرن الشباك، تضامنا مع قرار اتحاد نقابات المهن الحرة، وتحذيرا من تمرير مشروع قانون الكابيتال كونترول.
 
ثم عقد النقيب البروفسور شرف ابو شرف مؤتمرا صحافيا، تناول فيه "موضوع تضييق الخناق المصرفي على الاطباء واستشراء آفة السمسرة المتمثلة باقتطاع العمولات والنسب غير القانونية في الاسواق المالية الخاطئة".
 

Members of the Free Professions Syndicates stage sit-ins at their headquarters in protest against the draft capital control law

وطنية - شهد مقر نقابة محرري الصحافة اللبنانية في الحازمية، وقفة تحذيرية، تنفيذا لقرار اتحاد نقابات المهن الحرة في 14 نيسان الحالي، تنظيم وقفات تحذيرية من مغبة امرار مشروع قانون ال"كابيتال كونترول" ، واستمرار التضييق على ودائع النقابات وصناديقها والتضييق المصرفي، كل في مقر نقابته. شارك في الوقفة أعضاء مجلس النقابة وعدد من الزملاء الصحافيين والإعلاميين.

Pharmacists strike nationwide in mourning of their murdered colleague

The pharmacists’ syndicate called for pharmacies across the country to remain closed in mourning for a colleague murdered at her place of work. Describing the crime as “heinous,” pharmacies syndicate head Joe Salloum said in a statement that Leila Rizk was murdered “in broad daylight on Monday … while carrying out her humanitarian duty inside her pharmacy in the al-Morouj area in Metn.” Salloum also warned of the dangers health care professionals face and called on the security forces to provide better protections for pharmacies. 

Families of Beirut blast victims stage a sit-in in front of the grain silos in the port to protest the cabinet's decision to demolish the silos

About thirty relatives of the August 4, 2020 Beirut port blast victims gathered Thursday near the port, in front of the grain silos damaged during the blast, to protest their demolition, which was approved by the cabinet the same day. William Noun, brother of firefighter Joe Noun who was killed in the catastrophe, indicated that the families are “working with the Order of Engineers to present a project in order to preserve the silos’ structure.” While there was a police presence, the sit-in proceeded peacefully without road blockages or tensions.

Lebanese Army troops forcibly prevent families of Beirut blast victims from staging a sit-in in Kaslik to protest the demolition of the grain silos and the delay in the probe

Lebanese Army troops forcibly prevented relatives of the victims of the August 4, 2020 port blast from gathering for a protest outside the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK) on Friday, where President Michel Aoun was attending an Easter Good Friday service, according to one of the protest leaders, who said the troops also assaulted some of the demonstrators.

Families of Beirut blast victims stage a sit-in outside the house of Finance Minister Youssef Khalil to protest delay in the probe

Dozens of protesters gathered in front of Finance Minister Youssef Khalil’s residence in Raouche Saturday to protest his “interference” in the August 4, 2020 Beirut port blast investigation and to object to the delay in the port blast investigation. Protesters spoke out against the delay in the appointment of judges to the Court of Cassation, holding Khalil responsible because he has yet to sign an appointment letter, which they say has been on his desk for weeks. The Court of Cassation has been unable to rule on complaints filed against the blast investigation head Judge

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