An assembly of organizations and activists gathered Saturday on the front steps of the National Museum in Beirut in protest of the Lebanese government’s recent decision to impose visa restrictions on Syrian refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria.
Approximately 80 people were present, holding banners such as “We refuse any sectarian intervention by the Lebanese powers in Syria” and “Let Lebanon be a warm and safe shelter for them all, and for their dreams of a free Syria: Dignity, Justice, and Humanity.”
“We were promised hundreds but only 70 or 80 showed up, this is disappointing but not unexpected,” one of the organizers said.
The protest was organized by various NGOs and political organizations such as the Socialist Forum, Sawt Al Niswa, Beirut Walls and others including independent activists.