Collective Action
Uprising day 28: Protesters head to presidential palace
Hundreds gathered Wednesday afternoon along a highway leading to the presidential palace, surrounded by hundreds of security personnel. On the 28th day of the nationwide uprising, members of the Lebanese Army and riot police placed metal barriers and barbed wire across the main highway leading to the Baabda Palace.
Date:
November 13, 2019
Actors/ Mobilising structures:
Collective / informal group
Mode of Action:
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