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    Wave Of Anger At Violence Against Lebanese University Professors In Baabda

    By Karine KeuchkerianMarch 31, 2022
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    On Wednesday afternoon, professors and employees at the Lebanese University (LU) organized a sit-in on the road leading to the presidential palace, aiming to pressure the Lebanese authorities to focus on the budget problems of their state-run university.

    The professors later tried to cut off the road to the Baabda palace but the security forces prevented them, and a clash erupted.

    وجّهت السلطة اليوم أمام القصر الجمهوري العسكري الذي لم يعد راتبه يكفيه للوصول إلى خدمته في مواجهة الأستاذ الجامعي الذي فقدت مستحقاته قيمتها الشرائية.
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    — Legal Agenda (@Legal_Agenda) March 30, 2022

    According to circulating information, the professors wanted to block off the road for two minutes as a way to voice their opinions, but security forces denied them the move, leading to a collision between them.

    The Minister of Education, Abbas Halabi, condemned the violent acts against the professors, expressing his solidarity with the teachers “to the fullest extent.”

    ضرب اساتذة الجامعة اللبنانية على طريق قصر بعبدا خلال مطالبتهم بانجاز ملفات الجامعة ووقف انهيارها #لبنان_تحت_الإحتلال pic.twitter.com/hXfqQUAIa6

    — لبنــــان الحلـــم (@TheLebanonDream) March 30, 2022

    Immediately after the protest, the professors issued a statement condemning the “unprecedented encroachment” of LU’s teachers and employees by the security forces while participating in a peaceful sit-in to demand legitimate rights.

    “President Michel Aoun and the leaders of the security services called for an immediate investigation into the unfortunate events, and a formal apology for the blatant and unacceptable attack by its members,” the professors said in their statement.

    “All participants in today’s sit-in are keen on their dignity and their concern for their rights and to meet their demands,” they said.

    Consequently, this news caused a wave of anger since university professors are deemed respectable members of society and well-valued for their role in educating the country’s citizens.

    Many condemned the reaction of the security officers, stating that the Lebanese University employees have the right to protest as their salaries are no longer sufficient to provide a decent livelihood.

    نظارات شمسية مكسورة تعود لمدرس لبناني، تم تحطيمها من قبل القوى الامنية حين تظاهر مطالبا بحقوقه على طريق القصر الجمهوري اليوم
    ربما تظاهر لانه لا يملك ثمن تغيير تلك النظارات
    الدولة اللبنانية تكرم المعلم على طريقتها
    دولة #النترات pic.twitter.com/RwJtBTVaMF

    — ziad itani (@ZiadItanioff) March 30, 2022

    Actor Ziad Itani tweeted a picture of “broken eyeglasses belonging to a Lebanese teacher, smashed by the security forces when he demonstrated for his rights…”, commenting that “maybe he protested because he doesn’t have the cost of changing those glasses.”

    “The Lebanese state honors the teacher in its own way,” he added sarcastically.

    Another Twitter user condemned the violent acts, saying, “They attack the professors of the Lebanese University who are the nation’s elite…and, in return, they protect the corrupt leaders who brought these professors to this miserable and desperate state.”

    Lebanese University (LU) Lebanon Michel Aoun
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