Collective Action

Tripoli kiosk owner sets truck alight to protest crackdown on street vendors

The owner of a kiosk in Tripoli Thursday set his truck alight in the middle of a highway in the northern city to protest a crackdown on street vendors

Date: 
May 9, 2019
Actors/ Mobilising structures: 
Affected group (inc. NIMBY)
Mode of Action: 
Strike
Objective: 
Protest of a policy/ governmental measure/ etc.
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA: 
Access to socio-eco rights
Injustice/Perceived injustice
Frequency: 
One off
State response: 
N/A

LBN56016

Village Name: 
Tripoli
Local Name: 
Tripoli Zeitoun
Caza: 
Associated HRV: 
31164