On 18 August at 15:20, Watan TV (Badr Organization — affiliated) posted video captioned as scenes from farmers' demonstrations outside the Finance Ministry protesting delayed payment of their dues, and an attempt to disperse them by force. Visual review of the video shows a daytime crowd of men in traditional dress, a speaker at a microphone, a red flag, and smoke visible in later frames as people react; the location and the identity of any force present cannot be established from the frames. The caption is the only source for the dispersal attempt.
- Watan TVBadr Organization — affiliated18 Aug, 18:20
“Part of the farmers' demonstrations in front of the Finance Ministry protesting the delay in paying their dues, and an attempt to disperse them by force.”
جانب من تظاهرات الفلاحين امام وزارة المالية احتجاجاً على تأخر دفع مستحقاتهم ومحاولة تفريقهم بالقوة
Watch: a Badr statement in its own name on the farmers' dues, pickup of the protest by other tracked channels, reported injuries or arrests at the Finance Ministry, or a ministry response on payments — any of these moves this file.