and then they continue on to martyr square which existed well before the civil war and commemorates martyrs executed there under the ottomans it's in the heart of the capital now former activists and people affected by the civil war are also commemorated here. you know. with my grandmother and her friends and she believes in change too basically although she. it's you know it's soon i think you know. she did live through the civil war as well. although she had to carry in belonging i think she just gave up on it and she sees me and her daughter were all you know all fed up with this is them so she gets to you know sectarian divisions or what. contributed to the civil war and the aftermath and the thought of going at that they paid the big world but for us it's more about breaking this this. ridiculous wall down there. john it is a druze with palestinian roots christina is a christian with a syrian palestinian and italian bridge but they both consider themselves simply lebanese. as just christina's boyfriend omar who is a sunni muslim this has logistical implications more than anything else

internationally recognized government today in the main the square in the capital tripoli it's called the martyrs square many people have taken to the square denouncing the world by khalifa haftar on the capital tripoli and especially the targeting of residential areas and killing of civilians by his airstrikes as you know stan that have to fight for the jets have been targeting areas and their western the city of bell south we are about 40 kilometers to there was from the capital tripoli killing and injuring a number of civilians the situation remains very tense and southern tripoli as hostile forces are now pushing towards this the government forces new cations in the vicinity of the old an active international airport and we're getting news now with that house there are advancing in the southern outskirts of the capital tripoli and taken control of military camps death now the government of national called says that it has demanded and has requested actually . advance it weapons and navy vessels and also a defense system from turkey that's by virtue of the military and security are called signed betw

they're hosting them in martyr square which has become the epicenter of a. protest movement against the political class that has ruled lebanon for decades . my. special event and just to see all unite and. county there may be unity here but this is a deeply divided country that has been without a government for weeks politicians are bargaining over power instead of heating demands from the street to make way for a new leadership the situation has got this traffic but. this is this love. of law of generosity of kindness of voluntary initiatives of people coming together. we have to do. it is difficult times the state is on the verge of bankruptcy one and a half 1000000 lebanese are officially designated as living in poverty that's a 3rd of the population the world bank has warned the total could rise to house the population and that dire prediction was made before the economy started to collapse a few months ago and the crisis has worsened further businesses shut thousands losing their jobs and many workers receiving half their salaries lebanon is a need of i

for being at the forefront of the so-called october revolution this artwork stands in beirut's martyr's square which has been taken over by opponents of the governing elite who have been demanding change the corruption that is in this country want us to be violent they are dragging us to be violent but then the woman comes calling down guys i'm going to deal with those people we are nice women have been on the frontlines visiting strongholds of the main political parties reaching out to their supporters who have attacked peaceful protesters they say they are trying to keep the country united and the void a return to the days of the civil war there have been violent incidents but they protest movement has remained largely peaceful but there is also fear of a financial collapse banks are imposing controls on access to cash there's a shortage of dollars which resulted in the national currency lira losing nearly 40 percent of its value on the black market. a political crisis is preventing the formation of a government that is needed to implement economic reforms and those changes are required for

for the 67th day lebanese gathered in vagrants martyrs square to make a stand against the economic and political price. this on sunday was more like a carnival than a protest. the lebanese capital have witnessed some of the worst violence seen for years the security forces clash with supporters on either side of the political divide numbers well down and in marked contrast the anger and violence of previous gatherings is perhaps an indication that some at least are prepared to give the designated prime minister sandia a chance. if you. know it's going to be a big problem and not going to go out from the streets we're going to make him fail in this. one for the shuttle might be untenable for that why are we being pessimistic we should be optimistic the new prime minister is decent in is not corrupt and he seems to be the man for the job and if it doesn't work we'll find another solution. was nominated by a weak majority parliament comprising of iran backed hezbollah and its allies the shia movement and president michel allen's christian free pass movement has promised to appoint a new g

relinquish power they don't have much options like you see behind me this is their protest site and martyrs square it is empty in the afternoon a few 100 people come here they gather here but the power does not rest in their hands any longer but there is no doubt the very fact that they took to the streets almost 2 months ago demanding change they have achieved a lot but even they tell you we don't want saddam how do you get back in power he is part of the political elite as well why this religious authorities have a say on who the next prime minister is this is really about changing our whole system the political sectarian system that has been in place which allows these political leaders to stay in power to exploit the state's resources in order to make sure that people support them they give jobs to their supporters one belief about thanks so much they know hold of the bosnian government's agreed to shut down an outdoor refugee camp deemed inhumane by the european union rights groups police have already started moving some of the 800 people living in the camps to indoor facilities. severe winte

well people have started to converge on martyrs square town the epicenter of the protest movement activists are calling for a mass gathering for more than one reason they want to show the ruling class those in power that they are standing their ground they are determined to push ahead with their demands they want the ruling elite to leave office they've been in power for 30 years and they're accusing them of corruption and leading our steering lebanon into its worst economic crisis since the end of the civil war in 1990 so the turnout is going to be because if there is a large turnout then people really are not intimidated activists are quite worried that what we saw last night on saturday night confrontations between the security forces and the protesters are going to intimidate people even further and not to take to the streets last night up to 50 people were injured treated in hospital security forces used tear gas rubber bullets water kaplan's excessive force really you saw that play out on live television the way more than one security officer would be beating up on armed protesters so

for being at the forefront of the so-called october revolution this artwork stands in beirut's martyr's square which has been taken over by opponents of the governing elite who have been demanding change the corruption that is in this country want us to be violent they are dragging us to be violent but then the woman comes calling down guys i'm going to deal with those people we are nice women have been on the frontlines visiting strongholds of the main political parties reaching out to their supporters who have attacked peaceful protesters they say they are trying to keep the country united and the void to return to the days of the civil war there have been violent incidents but the protest movement has remained largely peaceful but there is also fear of a financial collapse banks are imposing controls on access to cash there's a shortage of dollars which resulted in the national currency lira losing nearly 40 percent of its value on the black market. a political crisis is preventing the formation of a government that is needed to implement economic reforms and those changes are required for

they are hosting them in martyrs square which has become the epicenter of a multi-ethnic tarion protest movement against the political class that has ruled lebanon for decades. my people. even. all united and. the there may be unity here but this is a deeply divided country that has been without a government for weeks politicians are bargaining over power instead of heating demands from the street to make way for a new leadership the situation is. this is this love. of generosity of kind of voluntary initiatives of people coming together. i think this is our duty as devaney's we have to do. it is difficult times the state is on the verge of bankruptcy one and a half 1000000 lebanese are officially designated as living in poverty that's a 3rd of the population the world bank has warned the total could rise to house the population and that dire prediction was made before the. the started to collapse a few months ago and the crisis has worsened further with businesses shutting down thousands losing their jobs and many workers receiving their salaries lebanon is in need of international fin