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Conflict Incident Report

Lebanon tenants enraged by new modifications to rent law

Date of incident: 
January 24, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

On 24 Jan 17, Lebanese tenants held a brief rally outside Speaker Nabih Berri's residence in Beirut's Ain al-Tineh to protest modifications to a controversial rent law recently introduced by Parliament.

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.