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Conflict Incident Report

Rally in Riad el Solh against corruption

Date of incident: 
April 8, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

NNA - Numerous people started gathering on Friday in Riyadh Solh Square, upon a call from the Consultative Syndicate Gathering, to rally against corruption. 
The protestors raised banners demanding the bolstering of public education, giving women the right to grant citizenship to their children, and approving the wage scale. 

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.