I know you feel frustrated – you hate that your religion bars you from being promoted, that your government’s politics are poisoning you
Imagine living near a trash dump so putrid that you would rather move to war-torn Syria
Rubbish has piled up on beaches, mountain forests and river beds across Lebanon since the closure in July of a landfill
The government has awarded two foreign companies 18 month contracts to transport Lebanon's waste by sea
In Lebanon, protest organizers have since day one been aware of the importance of media coverage
The You Stink street protests, disgusted by refuse and corruption, have exposed the political class and its followers
The huge “elephant in the room” which the Lebanese demonstrators do not or dare not see is of course Hezbollah
ANALYSIS: Reminiscent of the Arab Spring to some, the phenomenon in both countries may have Iranian hegemony at the source
The country has been ruled by the same political elite for years, many of them warlords during the civil war
Protests drew thousands onto the streets before turning violent last weekend
Lebanon was reeking rottenness long before its garbage was decomposing
The Lebanese people took to the street on Sunday regardless of the politicians who think they are still in control of the people and the situation
The explosion of anger targets the endemic corruption, hapless government and sectarian divisions of a brittle country
Protest organizers have called on Lebanese at home and abroad to join them in a large rally on Saturday
In mid-July, rubbish collection in Beirut and the Mount Lebanon region — the two most populous areas of the country — had ground to a halt
For two nights in a row, rallies organized by the "You Stink" campaign against a garbage disposal crisis had triggered clashes
At least 35 people were injured as Lebanese police fired tear gas and water cannon and shots in the air to try to disperse thousands of protesters in ...
The move marks an escalation in violence in the Lebanese capital, where anti-govt protestors are clashing with security forces
With the dark sky overlooking Beirut, tracer bullets were visible flying over Martyr’s square
The garbage problem won’t be resolved unless the political elite decides that this issue is a matter of basic rights for their people
Thousands called for the Lebanese government to resign in the wake of a dispute which left rubbish uncollected in the streets for weeks
The correspondent for private Lebanese television channel LBC was seen screaming as clashes between protesters and riot police turned violent
Protesters called for a second day of demonstrations against Prime Minister Tammam Salam’s cabinet on Sunday
The “You Stink” campaign will likely transform into a political movement, transcending the traditional sectarian lines
As Beirut and other Lebanese areas struggle to breathe under mountains of garbage, the problems of the past seem blessings in comparison
“Where is the government of Lebanon?” is a statement you now regularly hear on the streets as passers-by complain
Lebanese citizens are looking to the brighter side of things as doctored images circulate social networks
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