Collective Action

Demonstrators roadblock in Jouma to protest against a planned tour by Member of Parliament Gebran Bassil in Akkar

On Friday evening, demonstrators blocked the public road in Jouma, at the Rahbeh crossroads, with rubble. They were protesting against a planned tour by MP Gebran Bassil in Akkar, a predominantly Sunni region and often considered hostile to Hezbollah, the Shiite ally of the FPM. Some protesters even burned posters of the Aounist party, promising to prevent Bassil from coming to the area.

Date: 
April 29, 2022
Actors/ Mobilising structures: 
Collective / informal group
Multi-organisational field (collaboration, allies) : 
N/A
Mode of Action: 
Road blockade
Objective: 
Protest of public statement/public representation
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA: 
Policy Grievances
Spatial characteristics: 
Location on the Lebanese territory
Frequency: 
One off
State response: 
N/A

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Village Name: 
Rahbe
Local Name: 
Rahbeh
Caza: