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Families of Lebanon inmates rally for general amnesty
Date of incident:
April 14, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
The families of inmates rallied in the north and east Lebanon to press for a general amnesty.
Local media reported that the relatives of Islamist detainees in the northern city of Tripoli blocked the Abu Ali Roundabout during the protest.
The state-run National News Agency reported that Kfar Dnees residents in the eastern Bekaa Valley held a similar rally.
The NNA also said that the families of inmates in the southern city of Sidon rallied after Friday's Muslim prayer in Majdalyoun.
The relatives held banners demanding that President Michel Aoun, Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Saad Hariri make an effort to release of the detainees.
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.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
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.
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