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Protesters burn garbage containers to block a road in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, March 8, 2021. The dayslong protests intensified Monday amid a crash in the local currency, increase of consumer goods prices and political bickering between rival groups that has delayed the formation of a new government. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Lebanese authorities must immediately stop the use of terrorism-related charges to prosecute protesters, which marks a worrying new turn in the ongoing repression of activists and demonstrators, said Amnesty International. The organization further reiterates its call that the authorities must immediately cease the practice of summoning civilians before military courts.
Lebanon: Authorities step up repression through use of terrorism charges against protesters
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Six months ago Beirut blew up, now Lebanon is on the brink of collapse
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Six months ago Beirut blew up, now Lebanon is on the brink of collapse Bel Trew © Provided by The Independent
Haloed by the lights from their mobile phones, the medical staff at St George University Hospital picked through the dead to carry injured patients and colleagues on bed sheets through the ravaged remains of the nine-storey building.
Outside, a tidal wave of wounded coming out of the building crashed into the wave of wounded coming in from the surrounding neighbourhoods.
In the middle, dazed medics, still stained with blood, set up a makeshift triage centre in the car park to treat both.