Collective Action

Protesters block Tripoli-Deir Aammar highway over continuous power cuts

Protesters blocked the Tripoli-Deir Aammar highway on Wednesday morning in both directions, reports our correspondent in the area. Protestors gathered in front of Tripoli's oil facilities to decry the continuous power cuts facing Lebanon.

وطنية - البداوي ـ قطع مواطنون طريق البداوي الدولي في الإتجاهين أمام محطة أكومة للمحروقات، بعدما وضعوا سيارات وشاحنات وسط الطريق، إحتجاجا على انقطاع التيار الكهربائي عنهم منذ أيام عدة .

Date: 
February 16, 2022
Actors/ Mobilising structures: 
Collective / informal group
Multi-organisational field (collaboration, allies) : 
N/A
Mode of Action: 
Road blockade
Objective: 
Demands for rights/services
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA: 
Access to socio-eco rights
Policy Grievances
Spatial characteristics: 
Location on the Lebanese territory
Frequency: 
Episodic
State response: 
N/A

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Village Name: 
El Beddaoui
Local Name: 
Al-Beddaoui