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Members of the syndicates of clearing agents and of owners of refrigerated and non-refrigerated trucks, and workers at Masnaa stage a sit-in outside the customs in Masnaa to protest the detention of 3 employees of the customs in relation with Beirut blast

وطنية - زحلة - اعتصمت نقابات مخلصي البضائع ومالكي الشاحنات المبردة وغير المبردة والعاملين في منطقة المصنع الحدودية، واقفلوا البوابات الجمركية لفترة من الوقت، استنكارا ل "إستمرار توقيف ثلاثة مدراء عامين وموظفين في الجمارك اللبنانية على خلفية انفجار المرفأ".
 واكدوا "تضامنهم مع الموقوفين"، مطالبين ب"ابعاد السياسة عن هذا الملف واحقاق الحق ، اذ لا يجوز الاستمرار بالمماطلة في هذا الملف وادخاله في الزواريب السياسية ".

Protesters block Bebnine-Abdeh road to demand the release of two activists detained in connection with a bank hostage situation

وطنية - اقفل محتجون الطريق الرئيسية عند مستديرة ببنين - العبدة على المدخل الجنوبي لمحافظة عكار في الاتجاهين، احتجاجا على استمرار توقيف الناشطين عبدالرحمن زكريا ومحمد رستم، الامر الذي تسبب بزحمة سير خانقة، واعتمد السائقون المنافذ الجانبية عبر مخيم نهر البارد وطريق المحمرة ببنين الداخلية.

Families of detainees who were arrested in connection with the Beirut port blast stage a sit-in outside the Justice Palace in Beirut to demand the appointment of an alternate judge

وطنية - نفذ عدد من أهالي الموقوفين في قضية انفجار مرفأ بيروت، تحركا إحتجاجيا أمام قصر العدل في بيروت. وأشار وكلاء أهالي الموقوفين الى التصعيد الى ان "الاهالي سيصعدون ولن يسكتوا بعد اليوم عن هذه التوقيفات،  وانهم يريدون محققا عدليا رديفا للبت بهذا الموضوع لأنه لا حل آخر، وهذا الحل صدر من وزير العدل ومن مجلس القضاء الأعلى، وهما المرجعين المخولين البت بهذا الملف".

Uber drivers strike to protest Uber's fares which they deem too low

Uber drivers will go on strike between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Monday, September 19, the head of the Uber drivers committee, Darwish Taha, told L'Orient Today on Friday. Taha told L'Orient Today that the strike is meant to protest Uber's fares, which drivers believe are too low considering the constant increases in fuel prices. "If we work with the current fare, we can't fill up gasoline and pay Uber's commission," Taha said.

Families of detainees who were arrested in connection with the Beirut port blast stage a sit-in outside Judge Suhail Abboud's house to demand the appointment of an alternate judge in the blast probe and the release of their relatives

Relatives of detainees in the case of the August 4, 2022, port blast observed Thursday evening a sit-in in front of the home of Judge Souheil Abboud, chairman of the Higher Judicial Council, in Ballouneh, Kesrouan, the state-run National News Agency reported. Protesters demanded a decision made by the Higher Judicial Council to appoint an alternative judge to rule on urgent matters. This appointment is opposed by many relatives of the victims of the explosion.

Activists and family members stage a sit-in outside the Justice Palace in Beirut to demand the release of two activists detained in connection with a bank hostage situation

A number of activists and the families and friends of the detainees protested in front of the Justice Palace in Beirut on Wednesday demanding the detainees’ release, NNA and local media reported. However, the protesters did not disperse after the decision to release Zakaria and Rustom, following the referral of Zakaria to the military court as a result of an arrest warrant reportedly issued against him in absentia.

Relatives of migrants whose boat has been missing for 72 hours block a road in Tripoli to call on Lebanese authorities to take action and to protest poor living conditions, and power and water cuts

A migrant boat that departed Lebanon last week has been missing for 72 hours, according to families of the passengers, who say they lost contact with the boat on Monday. Some of the passengers' family members and other protesters blocked the main road in Tripoli's Bab al-Tabbaneh neighborhood on Thursday to demand the Lebanese state take action. They also protested poor living conditions, as well as the electricity and water cuts that have plagued the city's neighborhoods for more than 20 days.

Stateless individuals roadblock in Wadi Khaled to demand the Lebanese citizenship

Stateless individuals blocked a main road in Wadi Khaled, demanding that they be granted Lebanese citizenship, according to our correspondent in the region. The protesters stressed that Lebanese nationality is "a right that should be granted to them, similar to their brothers, cousins ​​and relatives who benefited from it via a decree issued in 1994 by the Lebanese authorities." The protesters added that despite repeated requests, they are still unregistered and have not yet been granted Lebanese nationality.

Protesters stage a sit-in and roadblock at the Justice Palace in Beirut to demand the release of two activists detained in connection with a bank hostage situation

The Lebanese Army arrested protesters after tensions escalated at a demonstration outside the Justice Palace Monday evening. Protesters were calling for the release of two activists who were arrested for their participation in last Wednesday’s Blom Bank holdup. Protesters blocked a road near the Justice Palace in Beirut, decrying the arrest of Abdel Rahman Zakaria and Mohammad Rustom, who aided Sali Hafez as she held up a Blom Bank in Beirut’s Sodeco neighborhood. 

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.

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