Conflict Incident Report

New protest against Akkar landfill as Shehayyeb Meets MPs, Municipal Chiefs

Associated Timeline/Case:

Waste Management Conflict (Starting January 25, 2014)

Date of incident:

September 18, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

On 18 Sep 15, protesters staged a new rally in the northern Akkar district to reject government plans to set up a “sanitary landfill” in the town of Srar, as the ministers of agriculture and interior held a meeting with the region's MPs and municipal chiefs to explain the project to them. The sit-in that was held in the square of Halba was organized by the Akkar is Not a Dumpster campaign, civil society groups, and a number of cultural, educational and social figures.

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/190108-new-protest-against-akkar-land...

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 socio-economic development

Conflicts associated with lack of, or gaps in economic development, opportunities and access to resources.

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Conflict Incident Report

New protest against Akkar landfill as Shehayyeb Meets MPs, Municipal Chiefs