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, by A group of activist in Lebanon
Popular commemoration for the victims of the blast.
Justice for the victims, revenge from the regime.
The street is ours, and to the street we return.
We were all born on August 4, 2020, at six in the evening, in Ward 12. We were born, or rather, we all died and some of us came back to (…)
, by ACHCAR Gilbert, WEISSMAN Suzi
In the aftermath of the explosion, the people of Beirut poured out into the streets to demonstrate their anger at the government corruption and incompetence. An estimated 300,000 are now homeless.
Suzi Weissman interviewed Gilbert Achcar for her program on Jacobin Radio, August 8, 2020 on the (…)
, par el HOURI Walid
Since the massive explosion, the state has been absent, leaving people to fend for themselves – while leaders seem more concerned with dodging blame.
On 4 August 2020, at 6pm the explosion at the Beirut port sent a destructive shockwave across a radius of more than 7 kilometres. The explosion (…)
, by GHATTAS Kim
Decades of stoic resistance in the face of tragedies has turned to rage after the devastating explosion in Beirut’s port.
Two days later, and we are still counting the dead, accounting for the living and digging for the buried alive.
Two days later, and every waking hour, every sleepless (…)
, by HASSAN Omar
An explosion at the Port of Beirut has devastated the city, killing more than 130 people and wounding thousands more. It is an enormous tragedy; a huge blow to a population already reeling from economic, political and health crises. Corruption and incompetence are to blame, but the truth is more (…)
, by BUEGER Christian, EDWARDS Scott
At the time of writing at least 100 people have lost their lives and a further 4,000 have been wounded following an explosion in the Port of Beirut. While the actual cause remains uncertain, the tragedy calls to attention the tremendous consequences of a lack of port security.
The explosion, (…)
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