Location on the Lebanese territory

Farmers in south Lebanon scattered produce across the Zahrani Highway to protest the lack of supervision of Syrian imports that they say are crippling the sector. Following the outbreak of the Syrian conflict, the country’s produce has flowed into Lebanon as fighting closed borders and countries imposed sanctions. South Lebanon farmers threw large quantities of citrus fruits and a mixture of vegetables onto the area’s main highway to demand action from politicians. Traffic came to a standstill before Internal Security Forces intervened to reopen the road.

Protesters congregated at Beirut’s Riad al-Solh Square regarding a number of demands as lawmakers attended a Parliament session in the nearby Nijmeh Square. A group of around 50 protesters made up of contract workers at state institutions, high-school teachers and Civil Defense employees who had previously been laid off gathered in the downtown area to demand that officials reconsider their varying demands. The public administration contract workers called for permanent employment contracts, urging MPs to treat them “fairly” and “with respect.”

On 27 Jan 17, scores of south Lebanon residents protested after Friday prayers in Saida the state’s treatment of radical Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir’s supporters. Islamists and relatives of fighters detained with Assir called on worshippers leaving the Al-Hussein Mosque in the city to join their protest. The protesters demanded amnesty for all detainee.

وطنية - نفذ أهالي الموقوفين والمحكومين في ملف أحداث عبرا اعتصاما بعد صلاة الجمعة، أمام مسجد الحسين في صيدا، في اطار استمرار تحركهم طلبا لاقرار العفو العام، وذلك بمشاركة نائب رئيس المكتب السياسي في "الجماعة الاسلامية" الدكتور بسام حمود، نائب رئيس هيئة العلماء المسلمين في لبنان الشيخ خالد العارفي، رئيس "المنظمة اللبنانية للعدالة" الدكتور علي الشيخ عمار وعضو "أحرار صيدا" الشيخ يوسف مسلماني.