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Conflict Incident Report
Demonstration in Tripoli
Associated Timeline/Case:
Tripoli Clashes (starting June 20, 2014)
Date of incident:
January 16, 2015
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
On 16 Jan 15, the families of Islamist prisoners in Roumieh Prison protested in Tripoli-North Lebanon over the alleged abuse of some prisoners during a police raid earlier this week, contradicting official reports that no one was harmed during the operation. http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Jan-16/284350-roumieh...
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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