On 2 November, Sabereen News (KH — affiliated/aligned media) and iNEWS (KSS — affiliated/aligned media) reported continuing or renewed demonstrations in Maysan over Shib crossing’s closure. Banners in the protest footage demand immediate reopening, oppose the loss of livelihoods and call for lifting a siege on Maysan. The previous afternoon, companies’ sit-in representative Salah al-Saadi, speaking through Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official owned media), placed that sit-in at Shib crossing and cited harm to 4,000 Maysan drivers as well as goods-transport workers.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media01 Nov, 18:56
“Salah al-Saadi, representative of the companies holding a sit-in at Shib crossing: Who bears responsibility for the harm to 4,000 Maysan drivers because of Shib crossing’s closure, in addition to those working in goods transport at the crossing?”
ممثل الشركات المعتصمة عند منفذ الشيب صلاح الساعدي: مَن يتحمل ضرر 4000 من سائقي ميسان بسبب اغلاق منفذ الشيب فضلا عن العاملين في حركة نقل البضائع بالمنفذ؟
- Sabereen NewsKH — affiliated/aligned media02 Nov, 10:54
“Protests and demonstrations continue in Maysan over the decision to close Shib crossing. No to cutting off our livelihoods / We demand lifting the siege on Maysan. We demand the reopening of / Shib crossing / immediately.”
استمرار الاحتجاجات والتظاهرات في ميسان على خلفية قرار غلق منفذ الشيب لا لقطع ارزاقنا / نطالب برفع الحصار عن ميسان نطالب بإعادة / منفذ الشيب / فورا
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated/aligned media02 Nov, 11:09
“Truck drivers renew their demonstrations in Maysan to reopen Shib crossing.”
سائقو الشاحنات يجددون تظاهراتهم في ميسان لإعادة فتح منفذ الشيب