- The following stories document how the ZATO 'rebels'
are bringing 'democracy' to Libya... Blacks In Libya Still Targeted By
Anti-Gaddafi Forces - Killings, Beatings, Abuse
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- One quarter of indigenous Libyans are black Africans.
In addition to that, there were over 1 million workers from Sub-Saharan
African countries, including Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Ghana, Mali,
Niger, and Nigeria, in Libya at the start of the uprising. On September
13th, Amnesty International reported that:
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- "'Widespread, but largely unfounded reports that
Gaddafi forces were relying on Sub-Saharan African mercenaries to fight
the opposition put them at heightened risk in areas that fell under the
control of the NTC. Racist and xenophobic rhetoric, already frequent before
the unrest, increased as a result of the breakdown of law and order."
(p.80)(Link)
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- "The allegations about the use of mercenaries proved
to be largely unfounded. Many captured al-Gaddafi fighters, including those
interviewed by Amnesty International in Benghazi and Misratah, were in
fact Libyan nationals, including individuals from places such as Sabha
in the south-west of Libya and from the Tawargha region east of Misratah.
Due to their black skin and Sub-Saharan African features, they were mistaken
for foreign mercenaries. However, NTC officials did little to correct
the false assumption and instead fed the flames of hatred and resentment.(p.83)
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- "NTC Chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil claimed in media
interviews that Colonel al-Gaddafi was using 'African mercenaries' against
his own people. Such claims were especially irresponsible in the climate
of insecurity and fed existing racism and xenophobia in Libya and signaled
that abuses against foreign nationals would be tolerated by the NTC. (p.83)
Further, "NTC Chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil promised to 'close the
borders in front of these Africans'. (Statement by Mustafa Abdel Jalil:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX09Lq73e94)(p.89)
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- "When al-Bayda, Benghazi, Derna, Misratah and other
cities first fell under the control of the opposition in the third week
of February, house raids, killings, lynching and other violent attacks
were perpetrated by supporters of the "17 February Revolution"
against individuals believed to be foreign mercenaries on account of their
skin color.p.82)
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- Throughout the 6-month conflict, Sub-Saharan African
nationals were attacked on what have proved to be largely unfounded suspicions
that they were foreign "mercenaries" hired by Colonel al-Gaddafi,
and it hasn't stopped.
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- Tawergha, A City Of 20,000 Blacks In Libya Emptied By
'Rebels'
- http://www.blackstarnews.com/news/135/ARTICLE/7627/2011-09-14.html
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- Now in Control, Libyan Rebels Take Revenge
- http://themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=33315
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- Black Lives Are Cheap In Libya
- http://www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/columnists/2011/09/19/black-life-is-cheap-in-libya
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- Torture, Lynchings, Beheadings Of Blacks In Libya
- http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=345541
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- Blacks Hunted Down And Murdered In Libya
- http://dailytimes.com.ng/blog/when-west-encourages-genocide-and-xenophobia
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- Blacks in Libya - Dehumanization of blacks in Libya
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- http://www.afriquejet.com/blacks-libya-dehumanization-blacks-in-libya-2011091622497.html
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- Nigerians Being Slaughtered In Libya
- http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/opinion/editorial/2011/sept/13/editorial-13-09-2011-001.html
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- Killing of Blacks in Libya By NATO-backed Rebels Continues
- http://www.blackstarnews.com/news/135/ARTICLE/7623/2011-09-13.html
(New York)
- http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=26643
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