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Ex-Journalist working on press freedom & Journalists safety in the MENA | Aspiring writer

May 31, 2020, 8 tweets

#Lebanon THREAD:
What we so far know - a group of protestors headed to the residence of the Minister of Justice to highlight the attacks and violence that took place earlier tonight in front of the Presidential palace in Baabda where protestor's groups were. #LebanonProtests

#Lebanon - after gathering in front/ close to the Minister of Justice's house, protestors went back to one entrance of the Lebanese parliament where they started removing the fences.

Not 100% confirmed who these groups are but SM confirms they are #LebanonProtests groups.

More videos from Down Town Beirut tonight - in one of the streets leading to the parliament a groups protestors is trying to remove all fences and medium sized metal blocks.

#Lebanon may witness a new wave of protests announced to start on the 6th of June . #LebanonProtests

The government was trying to erase any signs of the #LebanonProtests in tje past few weeks from painting over graffiti to installing bigger barriers on the entrance of the parliament. It took protestors minutes to remove the barrier tonight.#Lebanon

The number of protestors is not big tonight in Beirut yet they clashed with security forces.

Before the video goes blurry you can hear a protestor challenging an ISF member to shoot: "shoot shoot" he says & then we hear a shot (could be teargas cannister). #LebanonProtests

Face off between protestors & riot police from another corner in DownTown Beirut.

This followed a protest in front of the residence of the Justice minister.

Protestors demand accountability of security members who assaulted them earlier. #Lebanon #LebanonProtests

Rocks, pieces of wood and all the metal fences are being thrown at the Riot police by protestors in Beirut tonight.

#lebanon #LebanonProtests

Correction: they were headed towards the house of the Minister of Defence***

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