Posted By
Najib
Aug 26, 2015 10:09
Photo by Karim Mostafa Update: The DailyMail removed the article. The DailyMail shared an article on the recent Beirut Protests stating that "a female reporter was attacked by protesters on live TV during the anti-government demonstrations in Lebanon". I'm not sure how they came up with that conclusion but the "mob" that they are referring to was actually protecting the LBC reporter from the riot police. The crowd didn't assault her and her clothes weren't…
Posted By
Najib
Aug 23, 2015 10:00
When I wrote a post yesterday morning on how to gear up for today's protest, I never thought for a second that we might actually need to protect ourselves from tear gas canisters, water cannons, rubber bullets and live ammunition. I never imagined that the ISF and the Lebanese Army would attack the protesters this way and would storm a group of peaceful protesters, beat them up and arrest them. I haven't slept all night…
Critiques
10 years ago
The garbage crisis is getting worse every day and is affecting all of us, yet when activists call for a demonstration against our corrupt politicians, barely anyone shows up. Even though most Lebanese are frustrated ...
Critiques
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Five activists from the #YouStink (طلعت ريحتكم) movement were taken into police custody earlier today and one of them was severely injured after he was brutally beaten by the ISF. The activists (Lucien Bourjeily, Waref ...
Critiques
10 years ago
I am not sure how accurate these reports are, but there are talks that the Baabda Forest, more specifically the Khandaq al-Rahban nature reserve, might be turned into a dump-site. Tens of locals and activists ...
Critiques
10 years ago
I’m not sure where this fight took place but it’s very common in Lebanon to block roads when there’s a wedding. It’s one of those things that I was never able to understand but for ...
Automotive
10 years ago
I was on my way to Beirut a week ago when a policeman stood in the middle of the road (next to the Canadian Embassy in Jal el Dib) and started asking few drivers to ...
Critiques
10 years ago
via StopCulturalTerrorism Over 5000 people protested yesterday to call on Environment Minister Machnouk to resign and demand a sustainable solution to Lebanon’s garbage crisis. I honestly don’t know why our Environment Minister didn’t resign yet. ...
Critiques
10 years ago
Five years ago, we were promised 24/7 electricity in Lebanon. Instead we got this year 24/7 Zbeleh all over Lebanon and the electricity is getting worse by the day. We were all skeptical of the ...
Critiques
10 years ago
I don’t see what’s funny about this prank call. I think the guy who did it should be forced to deliver food from McDonald’s and BK for one month for free. Check out the [video] ...
