Collective Action

Families of Beirut blast victims stage their monthly sit-in at the port to demand justice and truth

نظمت اللجنة التأسيسية لتجمع اهالي شهداء وجرحى ومتضرري انفجار مرفأ بيروت، وقفتها الشهرية أمام البوابة رقم 3 للمرفأ، حيث رفعت صور الشهداء واللافتات المطالبة بالحقيقة.
 

Families of the victims of the 2020 Beirut port blast gathered today at the port to mark 17 months since the tragedy. After the gathering, they issued a statement asking Lebanese politicians, “Is your demand to bury the truth?”

Date: 
January 4, 2022
Actors/ Mobilising structures: 
Clan member
Multi-organisational field (collaboration, allies) : 
N/A
Mode of Action: 
Sit-in
Objective: 
Demands for rights/services
Support of a cause
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA: 
Injustice/Perceived injustice
Policy Grievances
Spatial characteristics: 
Location on the Lebanese territory
Frequency: 
Episodic
State response: 
N/A

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Village Name: 
Port
Local Name: 
Port
Caza: