Category Archives: Libya
If Qaddafi fell at the hands of his own people
More and more cities have fallen to the opposition. Dozens of regime officials and diplomats have resigned in protest of Qaddafi’s crackdown. Generals and soldiers have defected to the people. Indeed, fighter pilots ordered to fire on the people have … Continue reading
The mother of Bouazizi speaks in solidarity with the Libyan people
The mother of Muhammad Bouazizi speaks in solidarity with the Libyan people here.
The crackdown in Libya will only harden the opposition’s demands
Dictators abound in the region but Qaddafi is really something else. He’s not even subtle about cracking down. At least the Iranian and Egyptian governments, however unconvincingly, offered some denials or tried to blame other parties. The pro-regime Al-Zahf al-Akhdar … Continue reading
Human Rights Watch: 84 Dead in Libya in 3 Days
That’s more than what the opposition Green Movement claims to have died in the entire 6 months after the 2009 elections in Iran (though much more have been executed after the protests were stamped out) – Huffington Post: Disturbing new … Continue reading
Protests Spread… Iran, Bahrain, Libya, Yemen…
See the video of protests in Bahrain here. See the video of protests in Libya here. Read the news about Iran here. Read the news about Yemen here.