Collective Action
Protesters block the Tripoli - Beirut highway to demand security forced to accelerate their search for the missing victims following the sinking of a migrant boat
The Tripoli-Beirut highway was blocked with trucks from both directions by angry demonstrators dissatisfied with the slow progress of rescue efforts. The protesters blocked the road with trucks and called on “all the residents of Tripoli and the North to take to the streets” with them.
Date:
April 27, 2022
Actors/ Mobilising structures:
Collective / informal group
Multi-organisational field (collaboration, allies) :
N/A
Mode of Action:
Road blockade
Objective:
Solidarity with minorities (sexual, ethnic, migrants etc)
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA:
Injustice/Perceived injustice
Policy Grievances
Spatial characteristics:
Location on the Lebanese territory
Frequency:
One off
State response:
N/A