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Road blocked by the family of Roumie prisoners and reopened after two days

Date of incident: 
April 18, 2015
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians
Syrian Civilians/Refugees

On 18 Apr 15, at 1910hrs, families of Roumieh inmates blocked the road in front of Tripoli’s Serail to demand better conditions for the prisoners.

http://mtv.com.lb/News/468639

NNA - The families of the detainees in Roumieh prison reopened the road in front of Tripoli Serail, after closing it this noon, NNA Correspondent in Tripoli reported on Monday.
The families opened the road after they met with a number of local sheikhs who promised them to follow up on the matter with the concerned authorities to help them meet their demands.
http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/43213/Families-of-Roumieh-detainees-r...

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.