Collective Action

Protesters block Baalbeck road over bad economy

A few dozen people briefly blocked a main road in Baalbeck Sunday morning, protesting the deteriorating economic situation.The protesters blocked the road with a number of vans parked horizontally across it, preventing cars from passing by. It was reopened shortly after by security forces.

Date: 
September 29, 2019
Actors/ Mobilising structures: 
Collective / informal group
Mode of Action: 
Road blockade
Objective: 
Reform (advocating for limited change in political, socio-economic etc.)
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA: 
Access to socio-eco rights
Spatial characteristics: 
Location on the Lebanese territory
Frequency: 
Continuous
One off
State response: 
N/A

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Village Name: 
Ras Baalbek
Local Name: 
Ras Baalbek El-Sahl
Caza: