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Slim, a Shi'ite publisher in his late fifties, ran a research
centre, made documentaries with his wife and led efforts to
build an archive on Lebanon's 1975-1990 sectarian civil war.
He was a vocal critic of what he described as armed group
Hezbollah's intimidation tactics and attempts to monopolise
Lebanese politics.
He was shot dead and found in his car on Thursday in south
Lebanon - the first killing of a high-profile activist in years.
Slim had gone missing the night before. He had four bullets in
his head and one in his back.
On Saturday morning Slim's wife, Monika Borgmann, tweeted for
the first time since his death, sharing a two-word banner with a
black background that said "zero fear" in Arabic.
The same two words appeared on a banner at the protest where
activists blamed the Iranian-backed Shi'ite Hezbollah for the
killing.
"If Hezbollah is really innocent of this crime or refuses it and
condemns it, then they have to help the security apparatus and
Lebanese judicial authorities especially that Lokman Slim was
killed in their area of security influence," said one of the
protesters, Youssef Diab.
"If that doesn't happen then they are still suspects."
Hezbollah condemned the killing on Thursday, which Lebanese
officials, including the president, called an assassination.
"We will not kill him again with our silence," said one
demonstrator who gave her name as Nelly. "My one fear is that
people will be scared and remain silent, then Lebanon will be in
danger."
(Reporting By Mohamed Azakir and Maha El Dahan, Editing by Ros
Russell)
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