Collective Action

Uprising day 23: Protesters, students paralyze state institutions

Students joined protesters and blocked state institutions across the country Friday, in the 23rd day of the national uprising that saw hundreds of thousands in the streets since last month. Dozens gathered outside the Lebanese University's administration in Beirut's Mathaf area, closing the building's doors. They called for a general strike and for the administration and professors not to force students to attend classes. Earlier in the day, a few hundred teachers and students carrying their backpacks gathered outside the Education Ministry in Unesco, while other students blocked the entrances of the Central Bank in Jounieh and Sidon. Students also protested outside LU's Faculty of Law in Sidon. The protests gained support from at least a couple of teachers, who told local media that they supported the students' demands and right to protest and would not resume classes as long as students protested. Employees at mobile operator Alfa gathered outside their offices in Dekwaneh. They were later joined by students as another group gathered outside the company's offices in Jounieh. People also gathered outside the Port of Beirut, the Bsharri municipal building, in Barja and at the National Social Security Fund offices in Jounieh, Jbeil and Tripoli. Many also marched in Zahle, Marjayoun, Hasbaya, Baalbeck, Jbeil and Batroun, while others protested outside banks in Tripoli, Bekaa’s Jub Jennin and Rashaya.

Date: 
November 8, 2019
Actors/ Mobilising structures: 
Collective / informal group
Mode of Action: 
March
Sit-in
Objective: 
Revolutionary (seeking radical change across society/ political system)
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA: 
Access to socio-eco rights
Corruption
Policy Grievances
Spatial characteristics: 
Location on the Lebanese territory
Frequency: 
Continuous
State response: 
Bargaining

LBN11040

Village Name: 
Moussaitbe
Local Name: 
Moussaytbeh
Caza: 

LBN35111

Village Name: 
Jounieh
Local Name: 
Djounieh Ghadir
Caza: 

LBN61100

Village Name: 
Saida
Local Name: 
Saeida Ville
Caza: 
Associated HRV: 
26100

LBN36070

Village Name: 
Dekouane
Local Name: 
Dekouanet
Caza: 

LBN11043

Village Name: 
Port
Local Name: 
Port
Caza: 

LBN53006

Village Name: 
Bcharre
Local Name: 
Bcharreh
Caza: 

LBN33024

Village Name: 
Barja
Local Name: 
Barja
Caza: 
Associated HRV: 
27705

LBN34120

Village Name: 
Jbail
Local Name: 
Jbail
Caza: 
Associated HRV: 
26066

LBN56016

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

LBN25074

Village Name: 
Zahle
Local Name: 
Zahleh Midan
Caza: 

LBN43024

Village Name: 
Marjaayoun
Local Name: 
Merjayoun
Caza: 

LBN42017

Village Name: 
Hasbaiya
Local Name: 
Hasbaya
Caza: 

LBN23038

Village Name: 
Rachaiya
Local Name: 
Rachaya El-Wadi
Caza: 

LBN24020

Village Name: 
Joub Jannine
Local Name: 
Jib Jehnine
Caza: 

LBN52013

Village Name: 
Batroun
Local Name: 
Batroune
Caza: 

LBN21010

Village Name: 
Baalbek
Local Name: 
Baalbek
Caza: 
Associated HRV: 
30743
31168