Location on the Lebanese territory

EDL contract workers block roads in wage protest

Dozens of Electricite Du Liban contract workers on morning protested the late payment of wages by demonstrating on the Corniche al-Nahr road, blocking traffic for 15 minutes, according to a security source.

People gathered to greet Hariri's return to Lebanon

On November 22th, after nearly three weeks of an absence, a crowd of ecstatic supporters welcomed by gathering next to his Downtown residence to greet his return to Lebanon for the country’s 74th Independence Day.

Tyre Electricity Company workers protest conditions

Contract workers for south Lebanon’s Tyre Electricity Company protested their work conditions.  The protesters cut off the road leading to the city in both directions, opposite the company's center.  The chairman of the contract workers’ committee, Ali Saad, called on the company to fix the workers’ conditions and find a radical solution to their problems.

Bsharri residents demand school refuse Syrian children

A protest by residents of north Lebanon’s Bsharri calling on their municipality to evict local Syrian refugees started on October 30 and lasted until November 3rd. The protesters were calling on local officials to implement a decree ordering Syrian refugees to be evicted from the town by November 25.   In a bid to pressure local authorities to stick to the deadline, hundreds of residents have been protesting since Monday at Bsharri’s public school for girls on a daily basis.

Ain al-Hilweh residents shutter UNRWA offices

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. 

TSC workers protest outside Kuwaiti Embassy

n 19 Oct 17, in Beirut, Lebanese union members and employees of the Kuwaiti-based company behind TSC supermarkets protested in front of the Kuwaiti Embassy to protest not being paid.

Families of Islamist detainees stage protest in Tripoli

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.

SSNP partisans demonstrated in front of Justice Palace

Partisans of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) are currently demonstrating in the vicinity of the Palace of Justice, chanting slogans in support of Habib Chertouni.
In the meantime, slogans in support of martyre President Bashir Gemayel are being heard inside the Palace of Justice, NNA reporter said.

Armed men protested the ISF security measures to remove illegal buildings

On October 25, gunshots were fired as police raided homes in Beirut’s southern suburbs to fine and remove illegally constructed buildings.   Armed men took the streets in Hay al-Sellom to protest the measures taken by security forces. Trash bins and tires were placed in the streets and set ablaze as hundreds of local residents headed to the streets.   The resident said that no previous warnings were given at all, and that the security forces started destroying illegal buildings around 3:30 am. 

March for better environmental protections in country

The march took place in the forests of Rihan and was called by the Union of Mount Rihan, a federation of towns in the Jezzine district. The march took place in two segments. The first was a distance of 5 kilometers, with family groups from the region participating. The second segment was 9 kilometers long.

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