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Riot police showed a blatant disregard for their human rights obligations, instead launching teargas canisters at protesters\u2019 heads, firing rubber bullets in their eyes and attacking people at hospitals and a mosque. Last night\u2019s events showed the urgent need for authorities to end this culture of impunity for police abuse.\n \u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n \u003Cfigcaption class=\u0022pull-quote-block__credit font-sans mt-6 pl-10 md:pl-14 relative\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022pull-quote-block__author text-sm md:text-lg font-bold\u0022\u003E\n Michael Page\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cp class=\u0022pull-quote-block__title text-xs md:text-sm\u0022\u003E\n Deputy Middle East Director, Human Rights Watch\n \u003C\/p\u003E\n \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\n \u003C\/figure\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe riot police used water cannons and launched huge quantities of teargas to disperse protesters, some of whom were throwing projectiles and fireworks at the police, and hurling teargas canisters back at them. The riot police also launched teargas canisters \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/Halima_Tabiaa\/status\/1218631551946317825\u0022\u003Edirectly at protesters\u003C\/a\u003E instead of above the crowds, causing serious injuries as canisters \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/Akhbaralsaha\/status\/1218636328063111170\u0022\u003Estruck protesters on the head\u003C\/a\u003E. They also launched tear gas \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/Aya_Majzoub\/status\/1218596536906665985\u0022\u003Einside the Mohammad al-Amine mosque\u003C\/a\u003E, where women, children, and the injured had taken refuge from the violence. The riot police fired rubber bullets at protesters, some of whom were running away. At least one protester \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/dankar\/status\/1218627400394854401\u0022\u003Ewas blinded\u003C\/a\u003E when a rubber bullet hit his right eye. Local media reported that riot police beat and arbitrarily arrested injured protesters as they were being \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/lynn_maalouf\/status\/1218614303819010054\u0022\u003Edischarged from hospitals\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Lebanese \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/RedCrossLebanon\/status\/1218619286190809088\u0022\u003ERed Cross said it treated 140\u003C\/a\u003E people hurt at the scene and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.mtv.com.lb\/News\/%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B1\/1012029\/%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%B1_%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A9_%D9%84%D9%84%D9%80mtv_%D9%A1%D9%A6%D9%A9_%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%8B_%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%89_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%AC%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D9%81%D9%8A_%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B7_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AA\u0022\u003Etransported 169\u003C\/a\u003E to nearby hospitals during the clashes on January 18 \u2013 the highest number of injuries since the protests began. The Lawyers\u2019 Committee for the Defense of Protesters said security forces arrested at least 38 protesters.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\u0022twitter-tweet tw-align-center\u0022 data-lang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\n\t\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022 lang=\u0022en\u0022 xml:lang=\u0022en\u0022\u003ECharbel Francis a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lebanese?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003E#Lebanese\u003C\/a\u003E man injured this evening by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/LebISF?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003E@LebISF\u003C\/a\u003E he describes how he was hit near the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/kataeb_Ar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003E@kataeb_Ar\u003C\/a\u003E house in \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Saifi?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003E#Saifi\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Beirut?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003E#Beirut\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lebanon?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003E#Lebanon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\t\tCC: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/rayaelhassan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003E@rayaelhassan\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LebanonProtests?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003E#LebanonProtests\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003E#\u0644\u0628\u0646\u0627\u0646_\u0627\u0644\u062c\u062f\u064a\u062f\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%B6%D8%A8?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003E#\u0627\u0633\u0628\u0648\u0639_\u0627\u0644\u063a\u0636\u0628\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86__%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%B6?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003E#\u0644\u0628\u0646\u0627\u0646__\u064a\u0646\u062a\u0641\u0636\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%8A%D8%AB%D9%88%D8%B1?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003E#\u0644\u0628\u0646\u0627\u0646_\u064a\u062b\u0648\u0631\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AC%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A8?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003E#\u062c\u0644_\u0627\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0628\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%87?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003E#\u062c\u0648\u0646\u064a\u0647\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AA?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003E#\u0628\u064a\u0631\u0648\u062a\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003E#\u0644\u0628\u0646\u0627\u0646\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003E#\u0627\u0644\u0635\u064a\u0641\u064a\u003C\/a\u003E \u2014 Lebanese Bonkers (@BonkersLebanese) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/BonkersLebanese\/status\/1218621907882381312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\u0022\u003EJanuary 18, 2020\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\u0022https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\u0022 charset=\u0022utf-8\u0022\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\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},{"command":"insert","method":"prepend","selector":".js-view-dom-id-blog_live_feed__blog_body_block__338073__en","data":"","settings":null}]