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 581 - 590 of 826
Title | Actors / Mobilising structures | Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA | Mode of action | Objective | State response | Location | Country | Date |
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Unemployed of the Karak district stage a protest to demand job opportunities | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Karak | Jordan | February 6, 2021 |
The Defence Committe of the Detainees of the al-Majali clan stages a sit-in in Karak to demand the release of their clan members arrested within the framework of the security operation against Price Hamza bin Hussein | CSO, Clan member | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Karak | Jordan | April 10, 2021 |
Teachers of Karak governorate hold a car march 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 | Karak | Jordan | March 15, 2021 |
Teachers in Karak stage a protest stand in front of the city's union branch to denounce the prevention by state authorities to reach Amman on July 25 and the long-standing repression that the union has undergone in the past year | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Policy grievances, Injustice / Perceived injustice, Access to socio-eco rights: Freedom of expression and assembly | Sit-in | Support of a cause, Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Karak | Jordan | August 9, 2021 |
Parties and professional associations organise a sit-in in Karak 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 | Karak | Jordan | May 11, 2021 |
Drivers and owners of water tankers stage a sit-in in front of the Karak governorate building to protest against a project of the Ministry of Public Works | Workers group: Other | Corporatist grievances | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Karak | Jordan | August 25, 2022 |
Bus drivers and owners stage a strike in Karak to demand compensations for the economic losses provoked by the Covid-19 restrictions on the capacity of buses | Workers group: Self-employed | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Strike / Strike announcement | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure, Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Karak | Jordan | February 1, 2021 |
Members of the al-Majali clan stage a sit-in in Karak to demand the release of their clan members detained within the framework of the security operation against Prince Hamza bin Hussein | Clan member | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Karak | Jordan | April 5, 2021 |
Teachers at Joza Secondary School for Boys in Karak start an open-ended strike to protest the decision of the Directorate of Education of Karak to transfer the school principal and end his contract | Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Policy grievances | Strike / Strike announcement | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Karak | Jordan | September 1, 2022 |
Karak citizens, shopkeepers, and bus owners protest agains the decision to move the main bus station from the city center to the eastern side of the town | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Policy grievances, Corporatist grievances | Demonstration | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Karak | Jordan | March 3, 2020 |