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Conflict Incident Report
Protest in Downtown – Beirut
Date of incident:
July 22, 2016
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Communist Party
On 22 July 16, in Downtown – Beirut, several dozen members of the Lebanese Communist Party protested in Riad al-Solh Square to call for political reforms and a proportional representation system in the 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.
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