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September 1st, 2015 
Awake Goy The demonstrators are organizing a sit-in, refusing to leave until Minister Mohammad Mashnuq resigns.
“Mashnuq – out, out, out!” the protesters chanted. They told Reuters that they quietly entered the building in small groups before security services blocked the main door.
The Interior Ministry has given the protesters 30 minutes to leave the building, according to local media. It is not clear what will happen if they do not leave.
Authorities cordoned off a room on the top floor and denied access to protesters and media.
The protesters are part of the “You Stink” campaign, which has given the government until Tuesday evening to meet its demands.
“They did not fulfill our demands…We were all on the streets, tens of thousands of us saying our demands. Once more they are escaping accountability. We will not take it anymore,” said Lucien Bourjeily of the “You Stink” movement.
Those demands include a sustainable solution to a trash crisis that flared in mid-July, the resignation of Mashnuq, and new elections to replace a parliament that has been in power since 2009, AFP reported.
The action on Tuesday comes just two days after the movement promised a “surprise” for the government.
“You Stink” organized a huge demonstration in central Beirut on Saturday, threatening to escalate its efforts if the government did not meet its demands by Tuesday evening.
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Beirut’s Martyrs Square, chanting “The people want the downfall of the government!” and “Revolution!”
They expressed anger at government corruption and a lack of basic services, including power and water.
The movement was initially launched to demand a solution to the garbage crisis, which has seen trash pile up uncollected. It has since expanded to a call for a total government rehaul.
Lebanon has seen a series of protests against the government, prompted by the country’s waste crisis.
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Demonstrations have so far been mostly peaceful, although 10 people were arrested and two policemen injured in clashes between officers and protesters on Sunday, according to security officials.
The “You Stink” movement has tried to distance itself from those involved in violent clashes with police.
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