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Conflict Incident Report

Retired military servicemen step up calls for just wage hike

Date of incident: 
July 25, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

Retired military servicemen protested outside the TVA building to call for fair pensions, prompting security forces to bring reinforcements to the sit-in.

The crowd of retired military servicemen – who began their demonstration at 6:40 a.m. outside the TVA building in Corniche al-Nahr – surrounded the entrances to the building and prevented staff from entering their offices.

A broad deployment of the Internal Security Forces’ riot control elements, in addition to fire engines, was present at the scene. 

Primary category: 
Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]
Secondary Category: 
Military/Security Forces Deployment
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.