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Conflict Incident Report
Demonstration in Karantina
Associated Timeline/Case:
Waste Management Conflict (Starting January 25, 2014)
Date of incident:
January 16, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
On 16 Jan 16, at 1100hrs, in Karantina, activists from the We want accountability group gathered near the Sukomi waste treatment plant to demand the state locate sustainable solutions for the country’s garbage crisis.
http://mtv.com.lb/News/Local/559346/وقفة_للحراك_المدني_أمام_معمل_الكرنتينا
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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