Conflict Incident Report

Sit-in in front of the Embassy of Egypt in Beirut

Date of incident:

June 24, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

Socialist Forum organized a sit-in in front of the Egyptian embassy in Beirut, Wednesday June 24, in solidarity with political prisoners in Egypt and to demand their immediate release. http://al-manshour.org/node/6405

Calling for the widest campaign to:
- Overturn the death sentences against political opponents in Egypt and abolish capital punishment in general.

- Release all political prisoners and prisoners of conscience from Egyptian prisons.

- Repeal the protest law and other laws restricting freedoms and the right to organize and strike.

http://al-manshour.org/node/6372

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 social discrimination

Violent and unjust treatment of different categories of people and individuals based on race, age, gender or sexuality, committed by the State, groups and individuals, related to a lack of protection and rights, inefficiency of the Justice system and persisting social and economic vulnerabilities.

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Conflict Incident Report

Sit-in in front of the Embassy of Egypt in Beirut