REPORT: Protesters continue their hunger strike for the second consecutive day

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04-09-2015 | 06:33
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REPORT: Protesters continue their hunger strike for the second consecutive day
Protesters continued on Friday their hunger strike outside the Ministry of Environment for the second consecutive day.
 
The total number of protesters on strike -initiated by “You Stink” activist Waref Sleiman- has reached 14.
 
They were identified as: Ahmad al-Masri, Ali Hamoush, Waref Sleiman, Hussein Moubarak, Mohammad Awali, Zein Nasser el-Din, Hassan Qoteish, Mohammad Mougharbel, Moussa Jomaa, Youssef al-Jurdi, Salah Joubeily, Dani Sleiman, Mohammad al-Harake and Bilal Alo.
 
The protesters reiterated that they will continue their hunger strike until the resignation of Environment Minister Mohammad Mashnouq. “We will die so our children can live,” they noted.
 
Several activists started a hunger strike on Thursday outside the Environment Ministry’s building in Beirut to press for Minister Mohammed Mashnouq's resignation.
 
The protesters erected tents on the pavement facing the building.
 
The move came two days after riot police cleared dozens of "You Stink"activists who had occupied the environment ministry to press the minister to resign over his failure to deal with the unprecedented waste management crisis.
 
Several protesters were wounded during the operation.
 
A protest movement that started with rallies against the garbage piling up in the streets of Beirut garnered much support among the Lebanese people angered by the government's failure to find a solution after the main Naameh landfill was closed on July 17.
 
Protests now target the government and the entire political class. Protesters say the minister, Mohammed Mashnouq, has become a symbol of the state's inefficiency and corruption. Mashnouq has said he will not resign.
 
 
For more details, watch Raneem Bou Khzam's report in the video above

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