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    What Is Going On in Libya?

    Libya, an oil-rich nation in North Africa, has been under the firm, if sometimes erratic, control of Col. Muammar el Qaddafi since he seized power in 1969. But in February 2011, the unrest sweeping through much of the Arab world erupted in several Libyan cities. The trajectory of the Libyan revolt has been radically different from those that toppled Arab autocrats in Tunisia and Egypt. Though it began with a relatively organized core of antigovernment opponents in Benghazi, its spread to the capital of Tripoli was swift and spontaneous, outracing any efforts to coordinate the protests, and Colonel Qaddafi has lashed out with a level of violence unseen in either of the other uprisings.

     

    General Information on Libya

    Official Name: Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
    Capital: Tripoli (Current local time)
    Government Type: Jamahiriya (a state of the masses) in theory, governed by the populace through local councils; in practice, an authoritarian state.
    Chief of State: Muammar el-Qaddafi, Col.
    Population: 6.037 million (2007, est.)
    Area: 679,362 square miles, or slightly larger than Alaska.
    Languages: Arabic, Italian, English, all are widely understood in the major cities.
    Literacy: Total Population: 82.6%; Male: 92.4%; Female: 72% (2003 est.)
    GDP Per Capita: $12,300 (2003)
    Year of Independence: 1951
     

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    According to the US Department of State's annual human rights report for 2007, Libya’s authoritarian regime continued to have a poor record in the area of human rights. Some of the numerous and serious abuses on the part of the government include poor prison conditions, arbitrary arrest and prisoners held incommunicado, and political prisoners held for many years without charge or trial. The judiciary is controlled by the government, and there is no right to a fair public trial. Libyans do not have the right to change their government. Freedom of speech, press, assembly, association, and religion are restricted. Independent human rights organizations are prohibited. Ethnic and tribal minorities suffer discrimination, and the state continues to restrict the labor rights of foreign jobs.

    In 2005 Freedom House rated both political rights and civil liberties in Libya as "7" (1 representing the most free and 7 the least free rating), and gave it the freedom rating of "Not Free" Libya's human rights record was put in the spotlight in February 2011 due to the government's violent response to pro democracy protestors that killed hundreds of demonstrators.

    http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/02/23/multimedia/100000000657144/timescast-february-23-2011.html

     

     

     

     

     

    • 23 February 2011
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    about 2 years ago julkings caracho responded:
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    People have the right of freedom. Not government can make their own laws against people's rights!!!
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