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North Lebanon potato farmers demand compensation
Date of incident:
October 14, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
On 14 Oct 16, Potato farmers from the northern Akkar district held a demonstration calling on the government to provide them with financial compensation. The potato farmers’ protest took place at the center for the Cooperative Association for Potato Growers in the Akkar’s town of Halba.
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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