Conflict Incident Report

Fresh rallies in Beirut, Tripoli to save public beaches

Date of incident:

November 26, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

Activists and locals Saturday rallied in Beirut's Ramlet al-Baida and the northern city of Tripoli to denounce the lack of government action to protect public properties along Lebanon’s coastal line.

Demonstrators marched in Ramlet al-Baida against the construction of a private resort in the area, holding placards and signs that denounced what they claim were attempts to make the public beach a private property.

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.

Source Link:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2016/Nov-26/382982-…

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.

Back to map

You are here

Conflict Incident Report

Fresh rallies in Beirut, Tripoli to save public beaches