On 17 October 2019, numerous protests have taken place across the country, all directly linked to access to socio-economic rights, corruption, and policy grievances. While all these demands may notably be driven by years of neglect of the peripheries, clientelism and patronage, and austerity, they ultimately underline a crisis of political legitimacy and trust, and ought to be read in the context of an increasingly constrained democratic and civic space.

This visual looks into the build up of the mobilisation in Lebanon, from 2017 (data collection started in November 2017) until 25 October 2019, highlighting the focus of protests on access to socio-economic rights over the years and leading up to demands for change.

At the time of publication of this infographic, protests and a general strike are still ongoing in the streets.