Protest of a policy/ governmental measure/ etc.

Land Transport Unions Hold Strike in Front of Vehicle Inspection Centers

The Land Transportation Union announced that it held a strike in front of Motor Vehicle Inspection centers nationwide.

The Union's decision came following a meeting at the General Labor Confederation.

Truck owners block Dahr al-Baidar road

Truck owners gathered on the Dahr al-Baidar road Wednesday to protest new registration rules, leading General Security to step in to prevent traffic jams, the state-run National News Agency reported.

The group said in a statement that “after the Interior Ministry’s decision to suspend [the validity] of foreign license plates, these truck owners face many problems that hinder their work and affect their livelihoods.”

‘No confidence’ protest held in Beirut against new govt

Protesters marched through Downtown Beirut Sunday to express their distrust in the new government, days after it won Parliament’s vote of confidence.
The “no confidence” march, organized by various civil society organizations, set off from Bechara al-Khoury Street to Riad al-Solh Square, where officials from the Lebanese Communist Party and the Popular Nasserite Organization delivered speeches as supporters waved the parties’ flags.

Hundreds brave rain to march against child marriage

Hundreds marched in Beirut Saturday in a protest against child marriage to mark International Women’s Day, which falls on March 8.

Despite heavy rain, protesters gathered in Beirut’s Adlieh neighborhood and marched toward the Parliament building in Downtown under the banner “The younger, the more dangerous.”

The protest, which was organized by the Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering (RDFL) and the National Coalition for Protecting Children from Child Marriage, aimed to pressure Parliament to pass a law to make 18 the minimum legal age for marriage.

Thousands march in Beirut to protest economic policies

A few thousand demonstrators marched toward the Finance Ministry in Beirut Sunday to protest economic policies and worsening living conditions in Lebanon.

The protest, led by the Lebanese Communist Party, the Popular Nasserite Organization and a number of civil society groups, set off from the Barbir area and gathered in front of the ministry’s branch in Beshara Khoury.

Among the protesters' demands were for the state to ensure that taxation policies address wealth distribution, improve the quality of public education and provide new work opportunities.

Protest for General Amnesty

فادت ​المديرية العامة لقوى الامن الداخلي​ بأن "الساعة 17.00 من تاريخ 19/10/2018 قطعت بعض النساء ​طريق المطار​ بالإطارات المشتعلة وبلوكات بلاستيكية للمطالبة ب​العفو العام​ عن الموقوفين، وتم فتحها بعد نصف ساعة تقريباً ونتيجة الاستقصاءات والتحريات التي قامت بها فصيلة درك ​المريجة​ في وحدة الدرك الإقليمي، تمكنت من معرفة هوية الشخص الذي أضرم النار، هو ن. ح.

Sit-in in Ain el Helweh in protest to Army measures on women

افاد مراسل "​النشرة​" في صيدا، ان اللجنة النسائية لـ "​القوى الاسلامية​" نظمت اعتصاما امام مسجد النور في ​مخيم عين الحلوة​ احتجاجا على اجراءات التفتيش على الحواجز العسكرية التابعة للجيش اللبناني بحق النساء عامة وبحق المنقبات خاصة، ورفضا للتضييق على الناس في خروجهم من المخيم لاعمالهم ومدارسهم.

Kiosk owners protest municipality decision to shut businesses

Several people cut the roads and burned tires in Beirut’s southern Jnah area Thursday in protest of a Ghobeiri Municipality decision to remove unlicensed coffee and juice shops on one of its main streets.

This was the municipality’s second attempt at removing the area’s unlicensed coffee shops occupying the sidewalk under the Sultan Ibrahim bridge in Jnah. In September, the municipality decided to remove all violating kiosks from its streets.

Local news channel Al-Jadeed interviewed one of the protesters, who had a juice and coffee wooden shack since 2006.

LU teachers protest

أوضح رئيس ​رابطة التعليم الثانوي​ ​نزيه جباوي​، على هامش اعتصام نفّذه الأساتذة المعينون في كلية التربية في ​الجامعة اللبنانية​، أمام مبنى وزارة التربية- ​الأونيسكو​، إلى أنّ "الإضراب كان لسبب واحد هو الغموض حيال الدرجات الست، وهناك قرار درجات من كلية التربية في الجامعة اللبنانية من السنة الماضية والدرجات بعد التعيين. بقية الأمور ليس لدينا مشكلة فيها، فالرواتب سارت ومرسوم الإلحاق والتعيين الّذي سيلحظ التثبيت أيضًا".

Public servants protest

نفّذ شباب دورة خفراء ​الجمارك​ 2014 اعتصاما مقابل المديرية العامة للجمارك، في ​شارع المصارف​، للمطالبة بإصدار نتائجهم المتأخرة منذ 4 سنوات. والتقت النائبة ​بولا يعقوبيان​ المدير العام للجمارك بدر ضاهر للاطلاع على قضيتهم.

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