Mapping of Collective Actions in Jordan
Publication Date: 2019
The mapping of collective actions in Jordan tracks mobilisations by groups of people whose goal is to achieve a common objective.
Each mapped collective action is based on a typology devised by the Centre for Social Sciences Research and Action.
The objective of this database is to explore collective actions by providing accurate data and relevant information on mobilisations happening in the country.
Explore the interactive charts below the table.
Data collection for this mapping is done by the CeSSRA team.
Information sources: Media reports, NGO reports, aid actors reports, as well as first-hand data collected by the CeSSRA team.
Period covered by data collection: September 1st, 2019 - till present.
Displaying 11 - 20 of 826
Title | Actors / Mobilising structures | Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA | Mode of action | Objective | State response | Location | Country | Date |
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Activists of the Bani Hassan tribe stage a sit-in in Zarqa to demand the release of arbitrary arrested political opponents, to demand constitutional reforms and an independent judiciary, and to denounce corruption | Clan member | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Freedom of expression and assembly | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Zarqa | Jordan | June 25, 2022 |
Teachers stage a sit-in Zarqa in solidarity with the Teachers' Union | Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Policy grievances, Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Support of a cause, Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Zarqa | Jordan | February 14, 2021 |
Activists of the Bani Hassan tribe stage a sit-in at night in Zarqa to demand reforms, accountability, and the release of prisoners of conscience | Clan member | Policy grievances | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Zarqa | Jordan | February 17, 2022 |
Activists of the Bani Hassan tribe stage a sit-in at night in Zarqa to protest against the constitutional amendments and the successive governmental policies, and to denounce the water agreement concluded between Jordan and Israel | Clan member | Policy grievances, Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Zarqa | Jordan | November 23, 2021 |
Protesters demonstrate in Zarqa to protest municipal and governorate councils election results and burn one of the polling stations. | Collective / Informal group | Policy grievances | Demonstration | Revolutionary (seeking radical change across society / political system) | Repression | Zarqa | Jordan | March 22, 2022 |
Political parties and activists organise a sit-in in Zarqa in solidarity with Palestine, condemning ongoing Israeli attacks against the Gaza Strip | Political Party | Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Zarqa | Jordan | May 11, 2021 |
Thousands of teachers stage a protest in front of the Education Directorate of Zarqa to reiterate their demands for salary rises | Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Demonstration | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Zarqa | Jordan | September 23, 2019 |
Activists stage a sit-in outside the Governorate building in Zarqa to demand the release of political detainees | Collective / Informal group | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Zarqa | Jordan | March 27, 2022 |
Dozens of citizens in Zarqa protest against the ministerial committee arrived in town to discuss the draft of the new income tax law | Collective / Informal group | Policy grievances | Demonstration | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Zarqa | Jordan | September 18, 2018 |
After Friday prayer, hundreds of citizens hold a protest march in Zarqa rejecting Donald Trump's "Deal of the Century" | Collective / Informal group, Political Party, CSO | Regional / Political grievances | March | Support of a cause | N/A | Zarqa | Jordan | February 7, 2020 |