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El Jiyeh highway blocked in both directions
Associated Timeline/Case:
Waste Management Conflict (Starting January 25, 2014)
Date of incident:
August 22, 2015
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
At 2300hrs, a group of citizens have blocked El Jiyeh highway from Barja area in both directions to support the protestors in Downtown Beirut.
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Primary category:
Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]
Classification of conflict (primary):
Policy conflicts
Conflicts associated with political decisions, government or state policies regarding matters of public concern, such as debates concerning law reforms, electoral laws, and protests of the government’s political decisions, among others.
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