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A Lebanese anti-government protester wearing a water bottle as a shield points during clashes with security forces in front of the Serail (headquarters of the Governorate), in the northern port city of Tripoli, following a demonstration to protest against the economic situation, on January 28, 2021. Tripoli was already one of Lebanon's poorest areas before the coronavirus pandemic piled new misery onto a chronic economic crisis. Many of its residents have been left without an income since Lebanon imposed a

February 11th, 2021 - 10:27 GMT

Slain Women: Lebanon's Economic Crisis Leads to The Worst Domestic Violence in Years

The economic and financial crisis in Lebanon is responsible for the country’s worsening domestic violence, according to women’s rights groups. Four women have been murdered over the past month by male relatives as Lebanon is in the depths of a dire economic situation, exacerbated by coronavirus lockdowns and a massive explosion that tore through Beirut last August. “The reason behind this rise in violence is the economic and financial situation,” ...