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Conflict Incident Report
March in Riad El Solh Square
Date of incident:
July 30, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
On 30 July 16, at 1700hrs, hundreds of protestors from the We want accountability group waving Lebanese flags marched from Barbir to Riad El Solh Square demanding the government to pass a proportional representation law. The protestors declared that they are starting over with a new battle which emerged during last year's garbage crisis. The protestors set up four tents in Downtown Beirut's Riad al-Solh Square to show that this is just the beginning of a new movement aimed at achieving a proportional representation law.
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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