‘Hunger is heresy’: Suicide linked to economic crisis in Lebanon sparks outrage against government
Published date: 4 July 2020 19:30 BST
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Last update: 4 years 4 months ago
‘I am not a heretic, but hunger is heresy’
A Lebanese man reportedly left this note before he committed suicide in a busy Beirut district.
His death has sparked outrage against the government’s handling of the country’s worst economic crisis since the civil war.
A Lebanese man reportedly left this note before he committed suicide in a busy Beirut district.
His death has sparked outrage against the government’s handling of the country’s worst economic crisis since the civil war.
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