Conflict Incident Report

Civil society activists freed except for two

Associated Timeline/Case:

Waste Management Conflict (Starting January 25, 2014)

Date of incident:

January 14, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

The remaining civil society activists have been released from custody on Thursday, except for two persons who have traffic violations' fines against them, NNA reporter said on Thursday.
One of the detainees Wassef Al-Harakeh refused to be freed except when all activists are released.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/55207/Civil-society-activists-freed-e...

Primary category:

Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]

Secondary Category:

Arrest/Detention

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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Conflict Incident Report

Civil society activists freed except for two