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