Lebanon's anti-austerity protests enter fourth day

[pieter]

www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/lebanon-protesters-vow-continue-demonstrations-fourth-day-191020081200316.html



Calls for revolution at Lebanon protests
Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Lebanon for a third day of nationwide protests.

They are calling on the government to step down over its handling of an economic crisis. Dozens of people are reported to have been injured since the unrest began.

The prime minister is expected to speak on Monday, after he gave ministers a deadline to find a solution.

www.bbc.com/news/av/world-middle-east-50112751/calls-for-revolution-at-lebanon-protests

[pieter]

www.foxnews.com/world/lebanon-paralyzed-by-nationwide-protests-over-proposed-taxes
www.foxnews.com/world/lebanons-move-to-tax-calls-on-messaging-apps-sparks-massive-protests
english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2019/10/20/Lebanese-PM-Hariri-proposes-new-economic-reforms-to-quell-protests.html
www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/middle-east/1571565357-fresh-protests-hit-lebanon-after-christian-party-breaks-out-of-gov-t

A peaceful demonstration agaimst the Lebanese government turned violent: www.bbc.com/news/av/world-middle-east-50103401/lebanon-protesters-we-can-make-a-change

[karl]

Pieter

It is as it appears, what in beginning in good intentions was a protest march, and as is the case, these good intentions were not shared by some others with a different agenda.

Apparently what set this off was from the foundation of their government looking for a new tax source and deciding upon a tax on a messaging service called: Whatsapp. {The government had announced a $0.20 (£0.16) daily charge on voice calls made through WhatsApp and other apps}

www.cbsnews.com/news/lebanon-protests-planned-tax-whatsapp-calls-triggers-unrest-beirut-nationwide-today-2019-10-18/


Karl

[pieter]