Lebanon’s fault line

Since the first news of protests emerged from Syria in March, EXECUTIVE has followed the impacts of the upheaval, which have spread across the border into Lebanon. From refugees fleeing the conflict, to protests both supporting and deriding the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, the uprising next door is a Lebanese reality as well 1) A pro-regime demonstrator displays his allegiance outside the Syrian embassy in Beirut by means of rough tattoos depicting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (L) and his elder brother Bassel, who died in 1994  2) A candle-light vigil in Martyrs’ Square is held to show solidarity with the people of Syria  3) Leftist Assembly for Change activist Farah Koubaissy leads an anti-regime rally in downtown Beirut 4) After violent attacks on anti-regime protesters in West Beirut in early August, in which people carrying cameras were actively targeted, pro-Assad demonstrations took on a somewhat more ‘media-friendly’ approach 5)