Anti-government protests in Lebanon persist

Scenes from Friday’s Lebanese anti-government protest demonstrators  attempt to block the highway during a protest at the Jal El Dib area north of Beirut, Lebanon, 13 December 2019.

Since October there have been big, mainly peaceful protests in Lebanon but the situation is slowly changing.

Lebanon has faced weeks of anti-government protests, driven by widespread anger at corruption among the sectarian politicians who have governed the country for decades. The protesters are now demanding that they go.

 

Photos: EPA-EFE/WAEL HAMZEH