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Libya:
'Help Us' Plea Pro-Democracy Activists Who Say Mercenaries Attacking Them
allAfrica, 19 February 2011
Libyan pro-democracy protesters both inside and outside the country are using social media to spread the word of what they say are brutal crackdowns by the Libyan regime. They cite… Read more »
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Libya:
Repression Intensifies As Troops Fire On Mourners
RFI, 20 February 2011
Libyan soldiers reportedly opened fire on a group of mourners heading to a funeral on Saturday, killing at least 12 in a crackdown on anti-government protests. Read more »
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Libya:
People Fury Challenges Gaddafi
IPS, 18 February 2011
The movement for change sweeping across the Middle East has now rocked Libya. Thousands of people have taken to the streets across many cities to demand an end to the 41-year… Read more »
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Libya:
British Foreign Secretary Condemns Attacks on Demonstrators
United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 19 February 2011
Foreign Secretary William Hague has expressed the UK government's concern on continuing reports overnight of unacceptable violence used against protesters in Libya, Bahrain, and… Read more »
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Libya:
Security Forces Kill 84 Over Three Days
HRW, 18 February 2011
Government security forces have killed at least 84 people in three days of protests in several cities in Libya, Human Rights Watch said today, based on telephone interviews with… Read more »
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Libya:
Death Toll Now At Least 80, Says Human Rights Group
RFI, 19 February 2011
Libyan security forces have killed at least 80 people during three days of protests, as the government pledges to crush demonstrations, Human Rights Watch said on Saturday. The… Read more »
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Libya:
24 Killed in Protests, Says Rights Group
RFI, 18 February 2011
Security forces have killed at least 24 people in a violent crackdown on peaceful pro-democracy demonstrations in Libya, Human Rights Watch said on Friday. Read more »
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Libya:
Security Forces Fire on 'Day of Anger' Demonstrations
HRW, 17 February 2011
The security forces' vicious attacks on peaceful demonstrators lay bare the reality of Muammar Gaddafi's brutality when faced with any internal dissent. Libyans should not have to… Read more »
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Libya:
'Day of Rage' Claims Several Lives - Reports
allAfrica, 17 February 2011
News reports said at least 10 people were killed in clashes in Libya on Thursday during a "Day of Rage" organized by pro-democracy activists against the regime of Muammar… Read more »
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Libya:
At Least Four Die in Anti-Regime Protests
RFI, 17 February 2011
At least four people have been killed in clashes with Libyan security forces ahead of a nationwide "day of anger", opposition websites and NGOs said on Thursday. Read more »