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.
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Title | Actors / Mobilising structures | Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA | Mode of action | Objective | State response | Location | Country | Date |
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Protesters demonstrate in Zarqa after the Friday prayer to protest against the agreement signed between Jordan, Israel and the United Arab Emirates to swap solar energy and desalinated water | Collective / Informal group, CSO | Policy grievances, Regional / Political grievances | Demonstration | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Zarqa | Jordan | December 10, 2021 |
Political parties and activists organise a sit-in in Zarqa in solidarity with Palestine, demanding an end to the ongoing Israeli aggressions against Gaza, Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Territories | Political Party | Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Zarqa | Jordan | May 14, 2021 |
"We are all the King" youth organization holds a rally in Zarqa in support of King Abdallah II's stances rejecting Donald Trup's "Deal of the Century" | CSO | Regional / Political grievances | March | Support of a cause | N/A | Zarqa | Jordan | February 22, 2020 |
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 from the Bani Hassan tribe stage a sit-in in Zarqa in support of the Palestinian people and to denounce the arrest of activists | Clan member | Access to socio-eco rights: Freedom of expression and assembly, Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Support of a cause, Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Zarqa | Jordan | April 18, 2022 |
After Friday prayer, hundreds of citizens hold a protest rally in Zarqa rejecting Donald Trump's "Deal of the Century" | Political Party, CSO | Regional / Political grievances | March | Support of a cause | N/A | Zarqa | Jordan | February 14, 2020 |
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 |
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 |
Dozens of citizens hold a solidarity demonstration in Zarqa with the Palestinian cause, rejecting Donald Trump's "Deal of the Century" | Collective / Informal group, Political Party, CSO | Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Zarqa | Jordan | February 8, 2020 |
After Friday prayer, hundreds of citizens rally in Zarqa to reject Donald Trumps' "Deal of the Century" | Political Party, CSO | Regional / Political grievances | March | Support of a cause | N/A | Zarqa | Jordan | February 21, 2020 |