You turn to us for voices you won't hear anywhere else.

Sign up for Democracy Now!'s Daily Digest to get our latest headlines and stories delivered to your inbox every day.

Massive Protests Erupt in Lebanon as Country’s Currency Collapses

HeadlineJun 12, 2020

In Lebanon, protesters took to the streets Thursday as anger mounted over the country’s catastrophic economic crisis, with Lebanon’s currency plummeting to its lowest value on record. From Tripoli to Beirut, people marched through the night denouncing the country’s corrupt political elite, blocking major roads and setting buildings on fire, including several banks. Thursday’s demonstrations were among the largest and most widespread since a coronavirus lockdown was imposed in March.

Topics:
The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Please attribute legal copies of this work to democracynow.org. Some of the work(s) that this program incorporates, however, may be separately licensed. For further information or additional permissions, contact us.

Non-commercial news needs your support

We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work.
Please do your part today.
Make a donation
Top