Posted By
Najib
Sep 16, 2015 09:07
Update: I got a clarification from MTV saying "that the title used was indeed wrong and that it was changed at the midnight news. Moreover, they didn't mention the online campaign because it wasn't related only to Ali and they wanted to shoot another report on online campaigns especially that there are already two success stories. Also, they couldn't mention all the names and they made sure to thank everyone". I thank them for the…
Posted By
Najib
Sep 14, 2015 08:26
Piles of Garbage were apparently blocking the Dora pedestrian bridge so an old man decided to cross the highway and got killed. As a result, the #بدنا_نحاسب movement decided to stage a protest in front of the bridge and blamed Sukleen among others for the incident. They also moved some of the garbage and dropped them in front of the company's offices in Karantina. I know we are all fed up of the garbage crisis…
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