Collective Action
Families of Islamist detainees demand amnesty
Families of detained Islamists renewed their demands that their families members be included in a general amnesty.
"All we demand is a general amnesty," cried one protester in the southern city of Sidon.
The demonstrators, mostly women, and children set out to al-Bizri mosque after Friday prayers, holding photographs of the detainees.
A sit-in preceded the protest, where the mother of one of the detainees spoke. "We have been demanding amnesty for our children for more than a year" Um Omar al-Barakat told the crowd, "the matter is coming soon, and it's not in our favor."
Date:
February 2, 2018
Actors/ Mobilising structures:
Clan member
Mode of Action:
Sit-in
Objective:
Protest of a policy/ governmental measure/ etc.
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA:
Injustice/Perceived injustice
Spatial characteristics:
Location on the Lebanese territory
Frequency:
Continuous
State response:
Bargaining