Lebanon - April 16, 2025 On April 16, 2025, members of the Depositors' Outcry Association held a protest in Beirut ahead of a joint parliamentary committee session chaired by Deputy Speaker Elias Bou Saab and attended by Finance Minister Yassine Jaber. The demonstrators rejected the government’s proposed financial recovery plan, calling it ineffective and a threat to their stolen savings. They demanded full restitution of their funds, criticized years of inaction, and opposed proposed draft laws as another attempt to rob depositors. The protest highlighted deep frustration over Lebanon’s prolonged financial crisis, as the government and central bank work on a plan to unfreeze billions in deposits, an effort linked to unlocking IMF support. Protesters also voiced strong support for lifting banking secrecy as a path toward accountability