Calls to domestic violence hotlines increased by 100%![A Lebanese protester launches a bottle bomb toward the entrance of a bank in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon late on April 29, 2020, [MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/GettyImages-1211366809-scaled.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&ssl=1)
At the end of April, Lebanon’s Tripoli witnessed some of the most violent clashes between security forces and protesters since anti-government demonstrations exploded across the country in October. One...