{"id":61026,"date":"2020-11-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/61026\/one-year-ago-today-alaa-abou-fakher-was-murdered"},"modified":"2023-05-24T12:23:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T12:23:09","slug":"one-year-ago-today-alaa-abou-fakher-was-murdered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/61026\/one-year-ago-today-alaa-abou-fakher-was-murdered\/","title":{"rendered":"One Year Ago Today, Alaa Abou Fakher Was Murdered"},"content":{"rendered":"Today marks one year since Alaa Abou Fakher was brutally murdered in front of his family as he took part in nationwide protests against the corrupt ruling class. <br \/>  <br \/>  On the night of his murder, a televised speech for President Michel Aoun had prompted protests across different Lebanese areas. <br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, our revolution lost a strong fighter;<br>In a heartbreaking scene, Alaa Abo Fakher was murdered just beside his family, his wife rushed to cover her son&#8217;s eyes to not let him see his father covered with blood.<br>May Alaa&#8217;s soul rest in peace.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lebanon?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Lebanon<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%B6?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%88_%D9%81%D8%AE%D8%B1?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yjrtPSgnbs\">pic.twitter.com\/yjrtPSgnbs<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Jana (@janayalbaba) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/janayalbaba\/status\/1194413581342781441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  <br \/>  Abou Fakher was one of many who took to the streets in Khaldeh. He had been attempting to block the roads when he was shot pointblank in front of his wife and son. <br \/>  <br \/>  A video documenting his murder was shared on social media, and one year later, we still can&#8217;t can get his family&#8217;s screams out of our head, or the sight of Abou Fakher&#8217;s bloodied body on the ground.<br \/>  <br \/>  Though his killer reportedly turned himself in, he was later released.<br \/>  <br \/>  Abou Fakher&#8217;s family, like many others in this country, has yet to receive justice. 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