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Conflict Incident Report

Sit-in staged in Tripoli to protest against tax increase

Date of incident: 
March 17, 2017
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

On 17 Mar 2017, a meeting was held at the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Tripoli and North Lebanon, where the conferees expressed rejection to the taxes imposed by the parliament and that will increase the burden on the citizens. They also decided to continue the movements started on Thursday and to stage a sit-in in al-Tal Square in the participation of civil society groups and the unions.

 

This security incident was mapped according to the closest possible location.
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.