Collective Action
Extremist sheikh announces hunger strike for general amnesty
A notorious Islamist sheikh incarcerated in Roumieh Prison announced Thursday that he, along with other Islamist prisoners, had begun a hunger strike pending the approval of a general amnesty law.
Date:
March 8, 2018
Actors/ Mobilising structures:
Affected group (inc. NIMBY)
Mode of Action:
Hunger Strike
Objective:
Protest of a policy/ governmental measure/ etc.
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA:
Injustice/Perceived injustice
Spatial characteristics:
Location on the Lebanese territory
Frequency:
Episodic
State response:
Bargaining