Protest of a policy/ governmental measure/ etc.

Successful applicants for the Civil Service Council held a demonstration onf morning in Riad al-Solh Square to protest the delay in their appointment.

The victims of recent Ain al-Hilweh clashes - August 2017 - shut down UNRWA offices in the area of the southern city of Sidon in protest against reported discrimination in compensation for damages.   The closure is the result of UNRWA’s "unjust decision," which distinguishes between affected neighborhoods that are compensated for the unfortunate clashes in the camp. The provided compensation, according to the protesters, does not include many of the houses and areas affected by the August clashes, which left four dead, dozens wounded and destroyed large parts of the camp. 

Families of the Islamist detainees staged a sit-in outside the Tripoli Serail, calling on the authorities to grant general amnesty.
The protesters raised banners demanding the deputies of the northern city to present a draft law pertaining to releasing the detainees.

A national federation of labor unions (FENASOL) and representatives from Sultan Center - a large retail company - discussed how the rights of workers can be protected following Sultan Center’s August downsizing announcement. Sultan Center – a Kuwait-based company known in Lebanon for its upscale TSC supermarket chain – has reportedly not paid their employees for several months. After the meeting, the two groups decided to hold a sit-in in front of Sultan Center’s offices.