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Protest to call for the release of kidnapped journalist
Date of incident:
September 24, 2017
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
On September 24th, dozens gathered in Downtown Beirut to demand government action over missing photojournalist Samir Kassab.
Protestors including family, friends, the head of Lebanon’s Press Syndicate and others held signs calling for Kassab’s swift release, asking the government to intervene on his behalf and lamenting their 4-year wait for information on his case.
Kassab was kidnapped in October 2013 along with his Mauritanian Sky News Arabia colleagues Ishak Moctar and a Syrian driver while on assignment near the Syrian city of Aleppo.
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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