Collective Action
Political party supporters clash with protesters
Lebanon’s anti-government protests entered their 100th day Friday, amid violent confrontations that broke out between protesters and Amal Movement supporters in Beirut’s southern suburb of Jnah. Videos showed protesters being chased and beaten in front of the Council of the South building by “partisan groups” carrying sticks.
Date:
January 24, 2020
Actors/ Mobilising structures:
Political Party
Multi-organisational field (collaboration, allies) :
N/A
Mode of Action:
Civil disobedience
Objective:
Support to political leader / public figure
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA:
Injustice/Perceived injustice
Spatial characteristics:
Location on the Lebanese territory
Frequency:
Episodic
State response:
Repression