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 811 - 820 of 826
| Title | Actors / Mobilising structures | Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA | Mode of action | Objective | State response |
Location |
Country | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Protesters march in Zarqa after 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, Political Party, CSO | Policy grievances, Regional / Political grievances | Demonstration | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Zarqa | Jordan | November 26, 2021 |
| Activists of the Political Gathering of the Bani Hassan Tribe hold a sit-in in Zarqa to renovate their quest for overarching political and economic reforms, demanding the release of all Jordanian detained activists | CSO, Clan member | Policy grievances, Injustice / Perceived injustice, Access to socio-eco rights: Freedom of expression and assembly | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...), Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Zarqa | Jordan | January 1, 2020 |
| The Islamic movement in Zarqa organises a sit-in to condemn the agreement signed between Jordan, Israel and the United Arab Emirates to swap solar energy and desalinated water, to demand the government to resign, and to stop normalisation with Israel | FBO | Policy grievances, Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Zarqa | Jordan | November 25, 2021 |
| 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 |
| Activists of the Bani Hassan tribe stage a sit-in in Zarqa to demand a new political approach | Clan member | Policy grievances | Sit-in | Revolutionary (seeking radical change across society / political system) | N/A | Zarqa | Jordan | November 20, 2021 |
| 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 |
| 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 |