Conflict Incident Report

Protesters rally outside Saudi Embassy & ESCWA

Date of incident:

January 3, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

On 03 Jan 16, a small protest was held outside the Saudi embassy in Beirut to condemn the kingdom's execution of senior Shiite dissident Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, amid strict security measures. Around 20 people took part in the sit-in following invitations on social networking websites. The protesters then headed to the headquarters of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia in downtown Beirut to join another sit-in condemning Nimr's execution.

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/198525-protesters-rally-outside-saudi...

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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Conflict Incident Report

Protesters rally outside Saudi Embassy & ESCWA