Protest of a policy/ governmental measure/ etc.

Protesters stage a solidarity sit-in outside Mina police station over the arbitrary detention of activist Yahya Mawloud following his interrogation

Protesters staged a sit-in outside Mina police station over the arbitrary detention of activist Yahya Mawloud following his summoning. He was summoned after the candidate running for upcoming legislative elections Omar Arfush filed a complaint against him for libel and defamation (قَدْح وتَشْهِير وذَمّ) based on a post Mawloud published on Facebook.

Protesters stage a sit-in and attempt to roadblock in Zouk Mosbeh over the arrest of activist Elie Haykal

وطنية - جونية - ينفذ في هذه الأثناء عدد من الأشخاص وقفة تضامنية مع الموقوف إيلي هيكل، بتهمة الإعتداء على وزير الطاقة والمياه وليد فياض، على المسلك الغربي لأوتوستراد زوق مصبح قبالة كنيسة مار شربل، وسط إجراءات أمنية إلى جانب المسلك.

Protesters stage a sit-in in Ramlet el Beida in solidarity with four activists who were summoned by State Security

Protesters stage a sit-in in Ramlet el Beida in solidarity with four activists who were summoned by State Security. Energy Minister Walid Fayyad filed a lawsuit after he was attacked shoved and accosted by protesters on April 24. Videos circulating on social media show protesters, who identify themselves as belonging to the thawra (revolution) movement of October 2019, shoving Fayad and accusing him of being drunk when a tragedy had occurred a few hours earlier in Tripoli.

 

Syndicate of driving bureaus members stage a sit-in outside the Traffic and Vehicles Management Committee in Dekwaneh to demand the reopening of the committee to the public

وطنية - طالب رئيس نقابة مكاتب السوق حسين توفيق غندور خلال اعتصام دعت اليه النقابة امام هيئة ادارة السير للاليات والمركبات في الدكوانة، "الاجهزة الامنية والقضائية بفتح ابواب الهيئة امام المواطنين بسبب مخالفتها القانون". ودعا "الاجهزة المختصة حسب الصلاحية لفتح تحقيق عن الجهة التي اعطت الامر باقفال ابواب الهيئة وهل هي خارجية دولية ام محلية لبنانية وضرورة محاسبة ومساءلة المرتكب قضائيا".

The Association of Depositors, labour unions and opposition parties demonstrate outside the Parliament against the capital control draft law

Protesters gathered in front of the parliament on Tuesday morning in opposition to the capital control draft law, which was supposed to be discussed by a joint parliamentary committee session at 10:30 a.m. However, sources L'Orient Today spoke to confirmed that the session was canceled. An agreement hasn’t been reached by the joint committees due to pressure from the protesters who blocked a number of MPs from entering Parliament, insisting on discussing the economic recovery plan first.

Trash collectors start a strike following the death of their colleague in the Jdeideh landfill and denounce insufficient safety measures

Trash collectors went on strike on Friday 15 following the death of their colleague in the Jdeideh landfill, causing garbage to pile up on the streets of Beirut and Metn. A truck operated by Ramco, one of two companies contracted to collect trash in Beirut, ran over a scavenger in the Jdeideh landfill.

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.

Activists and depositors protest in Downtown Beirut and block the road leading to Parliament against the capital control draft law

For the second consecutive day, activists and bank depositors protested on Wednesday against the capital control draft. They protested in Downtown Beirut, blocking the road leading to Parliament in an attempt to prevent deputies from reaching a joint session for the Finance and Budget Committee along with the Administration and Justice Committee, the National News Agency reported.

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.

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