Only during the past few years has the Lebanese resorted to the street to express their anger in the face of the deteriorating economic conditions and the continued accusations by the political class of responsibility for the failure to fight corruption.
This is the most important protest movement witnessed in Lebanon since the outbreak of the Arab Spring revolutions in 2011.
Spring revolutions
Influenced by the Arab Spring, Lebanese cities witnessed protests on February 27 calling for political and economic reforms and an end to what the protesters called the country's sectarian division, with no repercussions.
Waste protests
On August 22, 2015, the unprecedented accumulation of garbage in the streets prompted Lebanese to protest at widespread angry accusations of government failure and responsibility for the worsening situation due to corruption.
Protests against taxes
Two years later, the capital Beirut was on a new date with popular protests.On March 19, 2017, protests in more than one area were sparked by government plans to approve a tax increase to finance public sector salaries.
Staff and teachers
In the same year, six months later in September, public sector employees and public school teachers went on strike to demand the new salary system, which was later approved by parliament.
Retired Military
In April this year, there were sit-ins and protest movements for retired military personnel who refused to compromise their earnings and pension rights in the 2019 state budget draft.
WhatsApp Uprising
The demonstrations, which began on October 17, were described as the largest in their momentum and spread, and the movement of protesters in Beirut and other cities in the beginning of the refusal to increase taxes on communications on social media, before it became a wave of public outrage condemning the entire political class and demanding the departure Their symbols.