Collective Action
Protesters block south Beirut highway overnight over increased electricity cuts
Demonstrators Monday night blocked two points on a main highway south of Beirut with burning tires to protest the recent increase in electricity rationing.
At around 10 p.m., a group of protesters gathered near the Kuwaiti Embassy in Burj al-Barajneh while another group amassed about a kilometer north up the highway at Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium in Bir Hasan.
Date:
February 18, 2019
Actors/ Mobilising structures:
Collective / informal group
Mode of Action:
Building blockade / occupation
Demonstration
Road blockade
Tire burning
Objective:
Demands for rights/services
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA:
Access to socio-eco rights
Policy Grievances
Spatial characteristics:
Location on the Lebanese territory
Frequency:
Episodic
State response:
N/A