Collective Action
Protests in solidarity with Berri extend to Lebanese University
Employees at the Lebanese University in Hadath staged a protest in solidarity with Speaker Nabih Berri as part of the fourth day of actions in support of the speaker.
“Today we are protesting in a civil manner and will continue to do so because we feel that the nation is in danger with this language we’re hearing today,” Ali Chehade, an Amal supporter, told MTV Lebanon.
Protests were sparked Monday after a video of Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil was leaked in which he called Berri a “thug.”
Chehade was joined by a small number of administrative LU officials, students and Hadath officials from Berri’s Amal Movement. “Politically and civilly, we will keep up our protests, and in the days to come, we will prove that we are right,” Chehade said
Date:
February 1, 2018
Actors/ Mobilising structures:
Collective / informal group
Multi-organisational field (collaboration, allies) :
Political Party
Mode of Action:
Demonstration
Objective:
Support to political leader / public figure
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA:
Injustice/Perceived injustice
Spatial characteristics:
Location on the Lebanese territory
Frequency:
Episodic
State response:
N/A