Collective Action
Protesters lit a blaze in front of Banque du Liban headquarters in Tripoli over plummeting lira
وطنية - طرابلس - قام عدد من المحتجين بجمع عدد كبير من اطارات السيارات امام السور الخارجي لمصرف لبنان فرع طرابلس واضرموا فيها النيران، احتجاجا على انهيار سعر صرف العملة اللبنانية وتدني القدرة الشرائية. وعلى الفور ضربت القوى الأمنية طوقا في المكان.
Protesters lit a blaze by setting fire to tires in front of the BDL headquarters in Tripoli to demonstrate against the plummeting value of the national currency, reports L’Orient Today’s correspondent in the region. The Lebanese army was deployed to the scene.
Date:
January 12, 2022
Actors/ Mobilising structures:
Collective / informal group
Multi-organisational field (collaboration, allies) :
N/A
Mode of Action:
Tire burning
Objective:
Reform (advocating for limited change in political, socio-economic etc.)
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA:
Access to socio-eco rights
Policy Grievances
Spatial characteristics:
Location on the Lebanese territory
Frequency:
One off
State response:
N/A