Conflict Incident Report

Curfew restrictions on Syrian refugees in Shoueifat

Date of incident:

August 28, 2014

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Syrian Civilians/Refugees

Anxieties have reached such a level that the Shoueifat municipality recently announced a controversial 9 p.m. curfew – aimed at Syrian refugees – for “foreigners and [those on] motorcycles.” They have also barred more than one Syrian family from staying in an apartment.

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/Aug-28/268742-…

Primary category:

Restrictions on Residents [inc. curfews]

Classification of conflict (primary):

Conflicts of social discrimination

Violent and unjust treatment of different categories of people and individuals based on race, age, gender or sexuality, committed by the State, groups and individuals, related to a lack of protection and rights, inefficiency of the Justice system and persisting social and economic vulnerabilities.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

Border conflicts (Syrian border)

Violations, disputes and/or conflicts arising between rival armed groups along the Lebanese/Syrian borders which involve parties or militant groups from the Lebanese and Syrian side in both Lebanon and Syria. These conflicts also encompass transnational groups (such as faith-based regional groups, e.g. ISIS, al-Nusra Front) that cannot be considered as strictly Syrian, Lebanese or of any other national entity.

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Conflict Incident Report

Curfew restrictions on Syrian refugees in Shoueifat