Collective Action
Citizens cutoff roads leading to the town of Kfarmatta in protest against Bassil's visit
A number of roads leading to the town Kfarmatta in the district of Aley have been cut-off this afternoon with burning tires by several youth members in protest against the visit of Free Patriotic Movement Chief, Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, to the town to meet with Druze Sheikh Nassereddine al-Gharib at his residence in the aforementioned town, which led to the intervention of the Lebanese army and friction between its soldiers and a number of protesters.
Date:
June 30, 2019
Actors/ Mobilising structures:
Collective / informal group
Mode of Action:
Tire burning
Objective:
Protest of public statement/public representation
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA:
Corruption
Injustice/Perceived injustice
Spatial characteristics:
Location on the Lebanese territory
Frequency:
One off
State response:
Repression