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Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the El-Helou police station in Beirut to demand the release of 57 protesters arrested during protests the previous night, some of whom had thrown water bottles and firecrackers at officers. \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed align-right embedded-entity embedded-entity-type-block-content embedded-entity-bundle-block-hrw-promo-box embedded-entity-viewmode-embeddable embed--right\u0022\u003E\n \n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n \n \n \n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022promo bg-blue-700\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022promo__image-container relative flex p-0 justify-center m-auto\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022promo__image-frame \u0022\u003E\n \n \u003Cimg src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/image_gallery\/public\/multimedia_images_2020\/202001mena_lebanon_jan15protests.jpg?itok=ZvZO43A0\u0022 alt=\u0022Riot police arrest a protester outside a police station in Beirut, Lebanon on Wednesday, January 15, 2020.\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/01\/17\/lebanon-police-violence-against-protesters\u0022 class=\u0022promo__image-link hrw-fill\u0022 aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022 tabindex=\u0022-1\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022promo__content my-auto p-8 \u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022promo__headline flex flex-wrap items-baseline\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ch3 class=\u0022promo__title text-white text-3xl font-sans leading-tight\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/01\/17\/lebanon-police-violence-against-protesters\u0022 class=\u0022promo__title-link block hover:underline\u0022\u003E \n \u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/h3\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022promo__accent block mt-3 border-t border-white opacity-25 w-full\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cp class=\u0022promo__subtitle text-white text-xs py-4 font-serif \u0022\u003EScores Injured; Hold Officers to Account\u0026amp;#13;\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/01\/17\/lebanon-police-violence-against-protesters\u0022 class=\u0022text-white uppercase svg-right-5 text-sm font-sans font-medium\u0022 title=\u0022\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022link-icon__text \u0022\u003E\n Read Human Rights Watch\u2019s Full Statement Here\n \u003C\/span\u003E\n \n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022icon fill-current w-2 inline-block\u0022\u003E\n \u003Csvg viewbox=\u00220 0 20 20\u0022 fill=\u0022currentColor\u0022 role=\u0022img\u0022 focusable=\u0022false\u0022 aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022\/themes\/custom\/hrw_design\/dist\/app-drupal\/assets\/spritemap.svg?cacheBuster=#sprite-chevron-right\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EAt around 9:15 p.m., the Internal Security Force\u2019s riot police charged onto the crowds, firing large amounts of teargas at protesters, beating some severely, and violently arresting at least 55. Riot police also beat at least eight media workers covering the protests and briefly detained three.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EInterior Minister Raya el-Hassan\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/rayaelhassan\/status\/1217741328714543104\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Etweeted\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0that she condemned the attacks on journalists and stated that accountability proceedings were already under way. She\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/LarissaAounSky\/status\/1217769586470412289\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Esaid that\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0while the attacks are not justified, riot police were tired after being on full alert for three months. The Internal Security Forces chief also\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.dailystar.com.lb\/News\/Lebanon-News\/2020\/Jan-16\/499361-i-want-to-apologize-to-journalists-for-what-happened-to-them-as-they-covered-protests-wednesday.ashx\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eissued an apology\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0to journalists \u201cfor what happened to them as they covered protests on Wednesday.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe unacceptable level of violence against overwhelmingly peaceful protesters on January 15 calls for a swift independent and transparent investigation,\u201d said Joe Stork, deputy Middle East director at Human Rights Watch. \u201cThe vicious riot police attack on media workers doing their jobs is an egregious violation of security force obligations to abide by human rights standards.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\u003C\/div\u003E\n","settings":null}]