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Tyre residents protest electricity outages
Date of incident:
July 1, 2018
Death toll:
0persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Lebanese Civilians
Hundreds of residents in Tyre took to the streets, gathering in front of the Tyre municipality to protest severe electricity rationing, the state-run National News Agency reported. “Why has Tyre been suffering from a diminished supply of electricity since the month of Ramadan?” a statement issued by the protesters read. Protesters blamed the Energy Ministry for the shortages, saying it is “responsible for the electricity distribution policy and the lack of electricity in Tyre.” The protesters said if improvements are not made within 48 hours, they will escalate their protests.
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.
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