Collective Action

Residents block Ansar-Doueir road in protest of Bsawfar landfill

A number of residents of Ansar staged a sit-in on the highway of Ansar - Dueir at the invitation of Ansar Organization in the Lebanese Communist Party, in protest against the ministerial decision to re-open the Bsawfar landfill, which has been closed for obver 20 years. 

Date: 
September 29, 2019
Actors/ Mobilising structures: 
Affected group (inc. NIMBY)
Multi-organisational field (collaboration, allies) : 
Political Party
Mode of Action: 
Road blockade
Objective: 
Protest of a policy/ governmental measure/ etc.
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA: 
Access to socio-eco rights
Policy Grievances
Spatial characteristics: 
Location on the Lebanese territory
Frequency: 
One off
State response: 
N/A

LBN44024

Village Name: 
Insar
Local Name: 
Ansar
Caza: 

LBN44012

Village Name: 
Doueir
Local Name: 
Douair
Caza: