Collective Action
Protesters stage a sit-in in front of a Touch store in Tripoli to denounce the increase in telecommunication tariffs and deteriorating socioeconomic living conditions
وطنية - طرابلس - عمد عدد من المحتجين على الاوضاع المعيشية والاقتصادية الصعبة وعلى ارتفاع اسعار الاتصالات ، الى اغلاق شركة Touch في طرابلس والطلب من الموظفين مغادرة المكاتب .
A number of demonstrators staged a sit-in in front of MTC Touch’s main sales center in Tripoli in protest of the sharp increase in their telecom tariffs, L’Orient Today’s correspondent in the north reports. According to the correspondent, demonstrators described the Telecommunications Minister Johnny Corm as corrupt, and while using megaphones, demanded that the company’s employees leave their offices. An army force arrived at the scene.
Date:
July 5, 2022
Actors/ Mobilising structures:
Collective / informal group
Multi-organisational field (collaboration, allies) :
N/A
Mode of Action:
Sit-in
Objective:
Protest of a policy/ governmental measure/ etc.
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:
Episodic
State response:
N/A