ISF arrests activists during protest
ISF arrests activists during protest
The precise number is unknown, but names circulating on social and local media included Paul Abou Hamad, Raymond Takla, Joseph Saab, Ralph Khawand, Julian Rouhana, Joseph Rouhana, Mario Bou Ghosn and Anthony Mhanna as reportedly arrested in Jal al-Dib.
At Beirut's Ring Bridge, the Army reportedly arrested Samer Mazeh and Ali Basal.
Date:
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Acting bodies/ State apparatuses:
Internal Security Forces
Method:
Hard power (repressive/violent response)
Objective:
Offensive
Types of response:
Arrests
Restrictions on individual freedoms (inc. censorship, freedom of expression, access to information, freedom of association)
Justification of response:
Criminality and law infringement (murder. shooting, robbery…)