Collective Action
Armed men protested the ISF security measures to remove illegal buildings
On October 25, gunshots were fired as police raided homes in Beirut’s southern suburbs to fine and remove illegally constructed buildings. Armed men took the streets in Hay al-Sellom to protest the measures taken by security forces. Trash bins and tires were placed in the streets and set ablaze as hundreds of local residents headed to the streets. The resident said that no previous warnings were given at all, and that the security forces started destroying illegal buildings around 3:30 am.
Date:
October 25, 2017
Actors/ Mobilising structures:
Affected group (inc. NIMBY)
Multi-organisational field (collaboration, allies) :
N/A
Mode of Action:
Tire burning
Objective:
Protest of a policy/ governmental measure/ etc.
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA:
Injustice/Perceived injustice
Spatial characteristics:
Location on the Lebanese territory
Frequency:
Episodic
State response:
Repression