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 21 - 30 of 826
Title Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Locationsort ascending Country Date
Activists of the Political Gathering of the Bani Hassan Tribe hold a sit-in in Zarqa to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their movement and renovate their quest for reform, including the abrogation of the Defense Law. CSO, Clan member Policy grievances, Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...), Support of a cause, Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Zarqa Jordan March 6, 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
Hundreds of citizens demonstrate in Zarqa in solidarity with Palestine, following the escalation of tensions in the Occupied Territories around the access to Al-Aqsa Mosque and a wave of evictions in the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah Collective / Informal group, Political Party Regional / Political grievances Demonstration Support of a cause N/A Zarqa Jordan May 7, 2021
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
Activists of the Political Gathering of the Bani Hassan Tribe stage a sit-in in Zarqa to demand the release of the activist and clan member Malek al-Mashqabeh CSO, Clan member Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Zarqa Jordan February 13, 2020
Activists stage a sit-in in Downtown Zarqa to demand the release of political prisoners and political and economic reforms Collective / Informal group Policy grievances Sit-in Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...), Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Zarqa Jordan May 21, 2022
Students majoring in science and technology living in Zarqa Governorate stage a march in protest against the decision of the Transport Regulatory Authority to prevent one of the transport companies from transporting students to the university and to repla Students and/or student’s unions and clubs Policy grievances March Protest of a policy / Governmental measure Cooptation Zarqa Jordan October 25, 2022
Political parties and activists organise two demonstrations in Zarqa in solidarity with Palestine, amid escalating tensions in the Occupied Territories Political Party Regional / Political grievances Demonstration Support of a cause N/A Zarqa Jordan May 10, 2021
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
A group of employees of the Hashemite University (Zarqa) inaugurates an open-ended sit-in to demand equal labor treatment with other colleagues with the same qualifications Workers group: Public Sector Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) N/A Zarqa Jordan January 28, 2020

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart