Libya: 10 Years After the Revolution and Muammar Gaddafi | Faisal Warraich

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Hello my friends,
In 2011, a wave of revolution in the Arab world arose,
which was called the Arab Spring.
In this so-called revolution, the Arab people rose up against the dictatorships of their countries,
against the oppressive and dictators who had been sitting for decades.
It was the first time since the advent of social media
that a movement started on Facebook or Twitter and reached the streets.
Through these platforms, they not only communicated with each other
but also did global propaganda against their oppressive regimes.
Among the countries in which the Arab Spring gained momentum, the North African country of Libya was in the lead.
Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's dictatorship was established here for 42 years.
He was the black and white master of this sparsely populated country for four decades.
He was accused of using force and human rights violations
against his opponents .
But there was also the fact
that he maintained a political stability in the country.
Libya was not divided
and business life in the country was going on.
Yes, it is also true that the political minded people behind this curtain of stability were not happy.
Disappearances and killings of independent thinkers and dissidents by the police and intelligence were common.
People did not have democratic rights.
There was also censorship on the media.
It was a crime to say a word against the regime, against Colonel Gaddafi. So, when
the mood of voting, democracy, freedom of speech and free press became common
among the youth of the Arab world through social media,
the youth of Libya also liked this idea.
These were new things for them.
After four decades of dictatorship, the Libyan people also had an opportunity
to strive for change.
They rose up in protest against the dictatorial regime of Muammar Gaddafi.
The revolution started with the arrest of a lawyer "Fethi Tarbel"
who was fighting one of the most important human rights cases in Lebanese history.
What happened was that in 1996,
1200 prisoners were killed by government officials in Abu Salim prison in Tripoli, the Libyan capital.
Even though their trial had not yet taken place, the case had not been started.
Some Lebanese lawyers began efforts to bring justice to the families of these prisoners ,
And started efforts to punish the murderers.
Some of the families of those killed lived in the coastal city of Benghazi.
Advocate Fethi Tarbel was representing them.