Collective Action

Residents protest in Bourj Hammoud

A curfew was set  in the eastern Beirut suburb of Bourj Hammoud after an altercation took place on, in which one man was seriously injured by a gas canister. Five Kurdish-Syrians were later arrested in connection to the fight, according to LBC.

Lebanese residents of Bourj Hammoud staged sit-in took place on Sunday, accusing Syrians of being behind the dispute and calling for stricter security in the neighborhood.

A curfew was then set, forbidding Syrian nationals from being outdoors between 8:00 pm and 6:00 am in Bourj Hammoud.

Date: 
May 22, 2014
Actors/ Mobilising structures: 
Affected group (inc. NIMBY)
Mode of Action: 
Demonstration
Objective: 
Reform (advocating for limited change in political, socio-economic etc.)
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA: 
Policy Grievances
Spatial characteristics: 
Location on the Lebanese territory
Frequency: 
One off
State response: 
Procedural action

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Village Name: 
Borj Hammoud
Local Name: 
Borge Hammoud
Caza: 
Associated HRV: 
30011