Diego Ibarra Sanchez

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CNN: Tripoli´s turmoil

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Location: Beirut, Lebanon

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Biography: www.diegoibarra.com Diego Ibarra Sánchez is a documentary photographer, filmmaker , and educator, based in Lebanon, who specializes in in-depth long-form visual stories. He has been contributing to THE NEW YORK TIMES since 2012,... MORE

Protesters hurling stones at so...arra Sánchez for CNN

Protesters hurling stones at soldiers in renewed clashes triggered by an economic crisis, the crash of the local currency and a sharp increase in the prices of consumer goods in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, the economic crisis has been exacerbated by a six-week-old lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Tripoli, Lebanon. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for CNN

A group of protesters vandalizi...arra Sánchez for CNN

A group of protesters vandalizing a bank at Al-Nour square in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, after a 27-year-old man was killed during riots overnight in the country's second-largest city. Fawwaz Samman was shot by soldiers during confrontations that began Monday night and died in a hospital hours later. Tripoli, Lebanon. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for CNN

A Lebanese army soldiers patrol...arra Sánchez for CNN

A Lebanese army soldiers patrols in front of the Arab Finance Islamic Bank branch on Tripoli’s“Banks' Street” after having been set on fire by anti-government protesters. Lebanon faces a deep economic crisis that has seen its currency lose more than half its value since October, soaring inflation, and spiraling unemployment. Tripoli, Lebanon. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for CNN

Protesters in the northern city...arra Sánchez for CNN

Protesters in the northern city of Tripoli set banks on fire and smashed their facades, prompting the army to fire rubber bullets and tear gas. At least a dozen banks have been torched and vandalized as fiery protests against economic hardships continue across Lebanon in the last days. Lebanon is suffering its worst economic crisis in decades. Tripoli, Lebanon. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for CNN

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Two Lebanese are seeing inside a vandalized Bank at Al-Nour square in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon. Banks have been a target of people angered by being frozen out of their deposits. Tripoli, Lebanon. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for CNN

Anti-government protesters hurl...arra Sánchez for CNN

Anti-government protesters hurling rocks to Lebanese army in renewed clashes triggered by an economic crisis at the streets of the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon Angered by the financial collapse, demonstrators across Lebanon have rallied, blocked roads and vandalized banks for two days, re-energizing a protest movement launched in October against a political class the activists deem inept and corrupt. Tripoli, Lebanon. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for CNN

A police car set on fire by ant...arra Sánchez for CNN

A police car set on fire by anti-government protesters burns in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon. In recent weeks the value of Lebanon’s currency has plummeted amidst a dollar shortage. While the lira is still officially pegged to the dollar at a rate of one to 1,500, the local currency now trades at 4,000. Tripoli, Lebanon. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for CNN

A Lebanese anti-government prot...arra Sánchez for CNN

A Lebanese anti-government protester lies on the floor after being wounded by a rubber bullet during clashes with Lebanese army soldiers in Tripoli. Protesters have attacked banks and clashed with security forces in Tripoli as virus outbreak exacerbates longstanding economic crisis and Lebanese pound sinks to record low. Tripoli, Lebanon. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for CNN

A burned ATM of the Arab Financ...arra Sánchez for CNN

A burned ATM of the Arab Finance Islamic Bank branch on Tripoli’s “Banks' Street” is seen after been attacked in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon. Hundreds of demonstrators torched banks and vandalized ATM machines to denounce soaring inflation and an unprecedented devaluation of the Lebanese pound on the black market. Tripoli, Lebanon. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for CNN

An anti-government protester is...arra Sánchez for CNN

An anti-government protester is carried after being wounded by a rubber bullet during clashes with Lebanese army soldiers in Tripoli on Tuesday. Tripoli, a predominantly Sunni Muslim city, is in one of the most neglected and poorest regions in Lebanon. Tripoli, Lebanon. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for CNN

A Lebanese army soldier stops a...barra Sánchezfor CNN

A Lebanese army soldier stops a motorbiker while he threats him at the streets of Tripoli during clashes with anti-government protesters. Lebanon. Diego Ibarra Sánchezfor CNN

Anti-government protesters face...arra Sánchez for CNN

Anti-government protesters face Lebanese army in renewed clashes triggered by an economic crisis at the streets of the northern city of Tripoli. Hundreds of angry Lebanese fueled the streets of Tripoli after Fawwaz Samman 27-year-old man, was killed during riots overnight in the country's second-largest city, on Tuesday. Tripoli, Lebanon. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for CNN

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A member of the Lebanese Civil Defense extinguishes a police car that was set on fire by anti-government protesters, in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon. Lebanese currency has fell down by 200%. Tripoli, Lebanon. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for CNN

An elderlyLebanese observes the...arra Sánchez for CNN

An elderlyLebanese observes the clashes between the army and protestors at the streets of Tripoli.Protests fueled by worsening economic conditions in Lebanon broke out acrossseveral cities. Lebanon. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for CNN

Army shores up Tripoli deployme...arra Sánchez for CNN

Army shores up Tripoli deployment to quell violent protests. The tension follows the Army’s shooting Monday night of Fawaz Fouad al-Samman. Tripoli, Lebanon. Diego Ibarra Sánchez for CNN

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CNN: Tripoli´s turmoil

Copyright Diego Ibarra Sánchez 2023

Updated Jun 2020

Location Tripoli, Lebanon

Topics Capitalism, Civil Rights, Confrontation, Documentary, Dreams, Editorial, Epidemics, Fear, Fine Art, Human Rights, Militias, Oppression, Photography, Photojournalism, Politics, Revolution, Spotlight, Violence

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