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Conflict Incident Report

Protesters denounce Lebanon FM over refugee remark

Date of incident: 
September 25, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

Dozens of protesters gathered in Downtown Beirut Sunday to denounce recent remarks by Lebanon's foreign minister suggesting that women married to Syrians and Palestinians should be the only ones excluded from passing on their nationalities.

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.