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LIBYA: Fighting continues. We hear that the Libyan people took Bin Jawad back from the Gaddafi Regime and have moved on to attack Sirte. They also continue to control Ras Lanuf, though they are getting hit badly there. Zawiya is being razed by Gaddafi forces, who can't actually control the town, but are determined to terrorize it with tanks and house to house invasions.
The Libyan National Transitional Council has been requesting that the international community recognize them as representing the Libyan people. Our own StepLeftStepForward writes about how we can help.
(h/t Phil S 33 ) It looks like France is the first:
France on Thursday became the first country to formally recognize Libya's opposition National Transitional Council as the legitimate government.
President Nicolas Sarkozy met with two representatives of the newly formed council on Thursday.
(h/t poco) - BBC staff is arrested and tortured in Libya
Two journalists working for the BBC in Libya say they were arrested, tortured and subjected to a mock execution by security forces of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's regime.
The shocking account of their experiences, including being held in a cage in a militia barracks while others were tortured around them, was made available to media colleagues in Tripoli after the men had been released and left the country.
At one point during their captivity the men had shots fired past their heads as they were led into a barracks.
One of the men was attacked repeatedly with fists, boots, rifle butts, a stick and piece of pipe. He also described trying to help other victims of torture whom they saw, some of whom had had their ribs broken during beatings.
The ordeal represents the most serious incident yet involving the targeting of the international media and may offer an insight into the fate of many of those opposition supporters who have been rounded during the regime's crackdown on its opponents
(h/t peraspera)NATO holds urgent meeting to discuss Libya no-fly zone
The Nato military alliance is holding urgent talks on the deteriorating security situation in Libya - as France said the rebel leadership was the country's "legitimate representatives".
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But he [Nato chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen] warned: "There are a lot of sensitivities in the region as regards what might be considered foreign military interference."
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"We do not want to get sucked into a war in North Africa," said German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle on arriving for talks with EU counterparts.
Analysts have said that if a no-fly zone is set up the alliance would first have to destroy Libya's air defences - which would be an effective declaration of war on Colonel Gaddafi.
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The cost of inaction, though, is rising all the time. On the ground the number of people dying is rising.
Other considerations are the volatility in the oil market and the possible flood of refugees into southern Europe.
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Veto-wielding Security Council member Russia has described any military intervention in Libya as "unacceptable" and said any talk about a no-fly zone as "premature".
However, the Libyan rebels have asked for a no-fly zone. Inaction may also then cause resentment.
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Meanwhile, Germany said it had frozen "billions" in assets held by the Libyan Central Bank and the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) as it implemented European Union sanctions.
The sanctions, applied on Wednesday, also targeted the Libya Africa Investment Portfolio and the Libyan Foreign Bank, officials said.
one ex-diplomat's suggestions:
Libya: Eight Nonmilitary Options
1. Establishment of an escrow account for Libyan oil revenues
2. Listing all Libyan personnel involved in repression for sanction under SCR 1970
3. Seek public declarations from all commercial companies that they will not do business with the Gadhaffi regime.
4. Immediately position monitoring units on all borders and a naval blockade to ensure that the military embargo under UNSCR 1970 is enforced, and that regime members under ICC investigation or subject to paras 22-23 of UNSCR 1970 do not escape.
5. Electronic jamming of all regime communications [why aren't we doing this already??]; interference with internet communications, Stuxnet-like attacks on regime IT infrastructure.
6. Provide immediate and substantial humanitarian assistance in rebel-held areas.
7. Set up publicly accessible websites using satellite and other reconnaissance data to inform anti-Gaddafi forces of the disposition of regime military and irregular units.
8. Consider making the Libyan currency non-convertible
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conchita has a diary up responding to Libyan requests for a no-fly zone
Libyan Doctors for Hospitals in Libya an impressive new aide organization launched by one of our own: StepLeftStepForward.
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GENERAL ANALYSIS:
(h/t Richard Lyon)Meet the Losers
The biggest potential losers in the still-roiling revolutions of the Middle East and North Africa are the people themselves. Many are democrats at high risk of being overwhelmed over time by new dictators and organized religious extremists. But the uncontested winners are already quite clear: those who own, sell, and bet on oil. In the last month alone, oil prices have leaped almost 10 percent, even with only tiny dips in supply.
(h/t UnaSpenser)The Gulf and the "Arab Rage"
The traditional assessment was that the Arab Gulf states – Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman – were largely immune to wide scale protests, the differences among them notwithstanding. With their large oil and gas revenues, the states distribute some of their wealth through widespread subsidies of goods and services. Now, however, the fear that as the Arab rage increases the shockwaves will reach these countries, too, is not groundless, if only because some of the incendiary issues – including authoritarian regimes that suppress human rights – are found in the Gulf, and because of the highly infectious nature of the protests, which appear to be far from ebbing.
The Gulf rulers have prepared for possible protests in several ways. Some have “responded” to the demands of the masses and made a number of political changes, mostly tactical; others have placed an emphasis on economic reforms in the hope that they will be sufficient to nip any fomenting activity in the bud. While such preventive measures are intended to take the sting out of any possible protest, they testify to the rulers’ fears as to the stability of their regimes, and they may even whet the political appetites of the masses further. Another customary step is pointing an accusing finger at foreign involvement (read: Iran) in inciting the riots.
ALGERIA:
(h/t suejazz ) - 'Five killed' as bomb hits vehicle in Algeria
A bomb struck a vehicle of bird hunters in Algeria and killed five of them, media reported onWednesday, in the deadliest attack in months as the country battles unrest blamed on Islamist militants.
Three of the people killed in Tuesday's blast were from the same family, local media reported, blaming Islamist militants targeting security forces.
There was no claim of responsibility for the attack, which struck close to Djelfa, about 270 kilometres (170 miles) south of the capital Algiers.
BAHRAIN:
(h/t suejazz ) - Bahrain hard-liners call for royal family to go
Three hard-line groups in the Gulf kingdom of Bahrain have united and called for the ruling family to step aside, they announced.
The Haq, Wafa and Bahrain Freedom Movement parties have formed a "Coalition for a (Bahraini) Republic," the groups said late Tuesday.
"The people want to overthrow the regime," said Hassan Mushaima, secretary general of Haq movement, at a news conference. Video of the event was posted on YouTube.
He said the coalition was "motivated by the rules of our Islamic religion and international charters on human rights to freely decide their faith, and expressing our gratitude to the Bahraini community who suffered from the rule of the corrupt family of Al-Khalifah."
(h/t suejazz ) - Bahraini Sunni clerics warn against sectarian strife
Twenty-five Bahraini Sunni clerics issued a statement on Wednesday calling on religious leaders from both Sunni and Shiite communities to work against sectarian strife.
Bahrain, a small but strategic Shiite-majority, Sunni-ruled Gulf kingdom, has been gripped by anti-government protests since February 14. Sectarian clashes were reported on March 3.
"The events that took place in the kingdom recently between some people in a number of sites and schools, and resulted in physical injuries, had left a strong impact on members of the two communities who belong to one nation and religion," the statement said.
It appealed to religious scholars on both sides to guide and caution people from falling into sectarian strife.
And it urged all to remain "brothers in this dear country as we had always been... We appeal to you all to refrain from fomenting sectarian tensions."
The statement was signed by 25 clerics, including Sheikh Abdul Latif al-Mahmud, the leader of the pro-government National Unity Assembly.
COTE D'IVOIRE:
(h/t suejazz ) - African Presidents Facing Tough Decisions on Ivory Coast, Libya
Several African heads of state are meeting in Addis Ababa (Wednesday and Thursday) to consider responses to two of the continent’s most vexing challenges, Ivory Coast and Libya. The organization’s credibility, and a chunk of its financing, are on the line.
Alassane Ouattara attends AU meeting
Internationally-recognized President Alassane Ouattara is attending; the defiant incumbent Laurent Gbagbo is absent as the African Union high-level panel on Ivory Coast holds two days of closed-door talks in the Ethiopian capital.
The panel, including five African presidents, is struggling to settle Ivory Coast’s leadership dispute against a backdrop of political violence that has claimed nearly 400 lives since December. Gbagbo’s snub in staying away is a measure of the challenge African leaders face in persuading one of their own to leave office when his time is up.
(h/t suejazz) - http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/... 4 killed in Ivory Coast after women's march
At least four people have been killed in the Treichville neighborhood of Abidjan hours after women led a march to commemorate the slaying of seven of their sisters during a demonstration last week.
The four bodies _ three men and one woman _ were seen by an Associated Press photographer inside a clinic where they were rushed for treatment. The overwhelmed clinic had nowhere to put them, except on the floor where the blood of the dead pooled together.
The army backing this country's rogue leader opened fire in Treichville hours after several hundred women had gathered to march in solidarity with the women killed last week.
(h/t suejazz) - Defiant women march at site of grisly killings
In cities across the world, women marked the centennial International Women's Day. In Ivory Coast, the day took on poignancy for women who dared to take to blood-stained streets where seven of their own were shot down a few days before.
Unafraid they might meet the same fate, the women who marched in the Abobo suburb of the city of Abidjan Tuesday wanted the world to take note of a brazen and chilling act that underscored the violence that has plagued Ivory Coast since a disputed presidential election in November.
A video posted online documented in graphic detail the transformation of a peaceful demonstration last Thursday into grisly killings by what appeared to be forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo, the self-declared president of Ivory Coast.
DJIBOUTI:
(h/t suejazz) - Police, army forces in Djibouti prevent protest
Soldiers and police filled the streets of Djibouti on Friday to prevent a planned demonstration against the president by opposition parties, officials said.
Djibouti — a tiny East African nation that hosts a U.S. military base — saw thousands turn out at an anti-government demonstration two weeks ago. Protesters said they planned to hold another rally Friday, but that the government denied them permission and sent security forces into the street.
EGYPT:
h/t dmac) - Cairo court upholds freeze on Mubarak's assets
The Cairo Criminal Court approved a freeze on the assets of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and upheld a travel ban against him Tuesday as the nation moves forward in pressing corruption charges against the ousted leader.
Mubarak's attorney, Samir Shishtawi, said he has filed an appeal.
(h/t dmac) - Egypt's Moussa says presidential poll must come first
CAIRO (Reuters) - Outgoing Arab League chief Amr Moussa said on Tuesday he wanted Egyptian presidential elections to come before people vote for a new parliament and said he would run for president for only one term.
Moussa, an Egyptian who was secretary-general of the Arab League for a decade, who is a front runner in the race, said in February he intended to run for the presidency but would make a final decision once constitutional amendments were finalised.
(h/t dmac) - 10 killed in Muslim-Christian clashes in Egypt
CAIRO — Ten people were killed in violence between Egyptian Christians and Muslims, the health ministry said Wednesday, as sectarian tensions that appeared to evaporate in the country's revolution resurfaced.
The violence in Cairo Tuesday night was the worst outbreak of sectarian strife since President was swept from power on February 11 by a mass uprising characterized by solidarity between Christians and Muslims.
IRAN:
(h/t UnaSpenser ) - Iran's former president Rafsanjani steps down from assembly role
Some analysts believe that Rafsanjani decided to step aside to avoid embarrassment had he failed to win the assembly's election but others assert that he was ordered by the supreme leader to do so.
"Since 2006 he has been elected as the head of the assembly every two years and I think he was really keen to run this time as well but I believe he had a hint from the supreme leader to step aside," Meir Javedanfar, an expert of Iranian politics said.
Iran's opposition speculated that criticism from his own supporters over his failure to determine the fate of disappeared opposition leaders might have been another factor in his decision.
IRAQ:
(h/t UnaSpenser ) - Attacks on reporters and activists spur fears about rollback of liberties in Iraq
BAGHDAD — A surge of protests against Iraq's U.S.-backed democratic government has provoked a violent crackdown on demonstrators and journalists that is raising concerns about a rollback of civil liberties throughout the country.
In recent weeks, journalists and activists have been detained and beaten by Iraqi security forces, TV and radio stations attacked in the dead of night, and protesters blocked from getting to demonstrations. In the most serious incidents, an Iraqi reporter claims he was tortured with electricity and three people who went to a protest turned up dead the next morning.
The attacks on journalists have sparked a rare public demand by the American government for accountability.
"We call on the Iraqi Government and Kurdistan Regional Government authorities to follow through on their pledges to investigate these incidents fully, and punish the perpetrators," the embassy said Monday.
JORDAN:
(h/t suejazz ) - Jordan Islamists say no talks before demands
Jordan's powerful Islamist opposition said on Wednesday they will not engage in any dialogue with the government unless it promises to examine first their demands for constitutional reforms.
The Islamists issued their condition as King Abdullah II called on all political parties to join a national dialogue initiative in an "active" way.
"We will not participate in an initiative that carries no real dialogue," Zaki Bani Rsheid, head of the political office of the Islamic Action Front (IAF) told AFP.
"We demand constitutional reforms and not just amendments to the electoral law," which have been promised by Prime Minister Maaruf Bakhit, he said.
KUWAIT:
(h/t suejazz ) - Kuwait protests to save regime, by removing its prime minister
As many as 700 protesters gathered Tuesday in a parking lot in downtown Kuwait City, near the Seef Palace, to call on the prime minister and his Cabinet to step down.
Police earlier cordoned off a square where the protesters had planned to gather. Traffic on the Arabian Gulf Street near the square was unaffected. The rally was organized on Twitter by Kuwaiti youth groups including Soor Al-Khames (the Fifth Wall) and Kafi (Enough). Ahmad Al-Khateeb and other veteran opposition members were among the peaceful gathering.
As popular unrest against poverty and autocratic rule sweeps the Arab world, protesters in Kuwait say they seek only the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah and not the overthrow of the whole regime.
"We are protesting to save the regime," Hamad al-Aleyan, 28, a Fifth Wall group member said. "This will only happen through changing the prime minister. We are protesting to tell the emir that we deserve a better person."
LEBANON:
(h/t suejazz) - Lebanon's revolution waylaid by the old sectarian demons
Last weekend, thousands of people gathered in Beirut to demand an end to Lebanon's sectarian system. The groups backing the campaign are poorly organised, their agendas diverge, but the greatest difficulty they face is more fundamental: most Lebanese, for better or worst, are used to functioning within a sectarian framework, and have always bestowed legitimacy on their sectarian leaders.
MAURITANIA:
(h/t mali muso ) - Mauritanian youths demand urgent reforms
More than 1,000 Mauritanian youths demonstrated on Friday in the capital Nouakchott to demand urgent social and political reforms in the African country. The demand touched on all aspects of life, especially the political system put in place by President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. The demonstrators, who called themselves "the February 25 youths," converged at the "red square" after prayers on Friday. The rally was the second since Mauritanian youths took to the streets on Feb. 25. They carried placards bearing the words "bread, we are hungry", "the riches of this country are sufficient for everyone", "people want reforms of the political system" and "we want justice, employment and peace".
MOROCCO:
(h/t ninkasi23)
Mohammed VI Promises Reforms in Morocco
The speech may well be a courageous first step undertaken by the king to provide meaningful reforms, but more is definitely needed. To be successful, the reforms have to involve a wide array of civil, political organizations and groups in a full and autonomous consultative way. Anything short of that will not meet what the king himself aims to set as a national dialogue on the future trajectory of the kingdom.
Brian Whitaker's Blog: Moroccan King Promises Reform
This is the writer best known for his articles at The Guardian.
Among other things, he talked of consolidating the rule of law, enhancing the independence of the judiciary and making the prime minister "fully responsible for government". [. . .]
The real problem in Morocco is not so much the letter of the constitution but the way it operates in practice: the pervasive influence of the palace pulling strings behind the scenes, the monopolistic royal business interests and the cosy political elite who surround the king.
Link to full text of the king's speech can be found here:
Mohammed VI's Speech
One of the reforms proposed would allow the Prime Minister to be elected by the people instead of being appointed by the king. It also recognizes the Berber population of the region.
The constitutional reform, includes real powers for a popularly elected prime minister instead of a royal appointee, as well as a free judiciary.[. . .]
The constitution would also recognize the country's multi-ethnic identity, a reference to the indigenous Amazigh believed to represent the majority of Morocco's 32.6-million population. Arabic is currently the only official national language.
OMAN:
(h/t suejazz ) - Oman state workers join protests calling for improvements in work conditions
Workers at two major state-owned companies have joined protests in Oman, at the tip of the Persian Gulf. They are calling for pay hikes and greater benefits.
Work came to a stop at Oman Telecommunications Co. and Petroleum Development Oman as several hundred employees joined sit-ins Wednesday.
Protesters also staged a second day of rallies in front of the Ministry of Information to demand more media freedom.
PALESTINE:
Palestinians protest the closure of Karni crossing
Dozens of workers and truck drivers struck for the second day in front of Karem Abu Salem crossing protesting Israeli’s decision to close Karni commercial crossing known as Al-Montar completely and permanently.
Witnesses told that truck drivers and Palestinian workers refused to transfer goods into Gaza Strip as they set up a protest tent demanding the reopening of Karni commercial crossing.
QATAR:
(h/t lotlizard ) - Amnesty: Qatari blogger detained
Human rights group says Sultan al-Khalaifi has been held incommunicado in Qatar since March 2 and risks being tortured.
In the latest entry available on his blog, al- Khalaifi makes critical comments about book censorship in Qatar. Speaking to Al Jazeera, Najib al-Nuaimi, al-Khalaifi's lawyer, said: "This gentleman is Sultan al-Khalaifi, he is being detained with three others. "It's just for expressing his own opinion, . . . [he] was detained three, four, or ten times already by special security and he's still insisting [on] his own opinion."
SAUDI ARABIA:
(h/t UnaSpenser ) - Saudi Arabia is losing its fear
Saudis are now faced with a ban on any form of demonstration, and the blocking and censorship of petitions. Moreover, four newspaper writers who had signed one of the petitions are now suspended.
Saudis feel cornered, with little means of self-expression and at the same time exposed to news and opinions that only add salt to the wound. For example, Prince Talal Bin Abdul Aziz, the king's half-brother, went on BBC Arabic TV to state his support for a constitutional monarchy and warn that anything less will lead to "evils" (his word).
Meanwhile, a newspaper reported that an expatriate was sentenced to 14 months in prison and 80 lashes for stealing part of a chicken from a restaurant. In response to the news, Abdulrahman Allahim, an award-winning Saudi human rights lawyer, tweeted that in his experience he had never come across a case in Saudi courts where a defendant was given a verdict of not guilty.
In Jeddah, a committee that has spent more than a year investigating the disappearance of millions of public funds assigned to the municipality to build a sewerage system has yet to make one formal accusation against anyone.
Another article revealed that the unemployment benefits recently decreed by the king have been whittled down from 3,000 riyals (£490) a month to 1,000 riyals (£165) and will probably only be given to unemployed men but not women.
The official unemployment rate of men is 10%, although many estimate it to be higher. The unemployment rate for women is yet to be officially announced but a study in 2010 estimated it at more than 26%.
It's also estimated that about 60% of the population is under 30. These young, unemployed people live with many constrictions on their freedom. In addition to extreme gender segregation, single men are banned from entering shopping malls, and women cannot process their own papers, get a job or even access transport without male accompaniment and approval.
SYRIA:
(h/t suejazz) - Live After Mubarak
Of all the tumult occurring in the Arab World, the fall of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak last month following a popular uprising will no doubt be remembered as one of the most dramatic moments in the region's history.
After 30 years of authoritarian rule backed by rigged elections, suppression of opposition movements, corruption and a secretive security force, it was Egypt's 80 million-strong population that eventually succeeded in forcing out Mubarak.
"We are making history here – Egyptians have completely changed their way of thinking," Lina Wardani, news editor of Al-Ahram newspaper in Cairo, said.
For Syria, the momentous events could have a significant impact on bilateral relations. Despite once being united as one nation under the Pan-Arabism of president Gamal Abdel Nasser in the late 1950s and early 1960s, relations between the countries have been strained since Egypt's peace treaty with Israel in 1979.
The revolution, analysts predict, will most likely help Syrian-Egyptian relations to improve. But whether Mubarak's demise will mark a real turning point for Egypt's foreign relations remains unclear. The long-term impact on the wider Middle East is also uncertain.
(h/t suejazz ) - 12 rights groups in Syria demand end to emergency
Twelve Syrian human rights organisations called on the government on Tuesday to scrap the state of emergency which has stifled civil society for almost 50 years.
"The state of emergency affects human rights and public freedoms which are the subject of continuous violations in Syria," said the human rights advocates, some of them from Syria's Kurdish minority.
As the regime entered its 48th year in power, the rights groups called for the release of political prisoners, a new law governing the formation of political parties, protection of Kurdish rights and reform of the judiciary.
"We call for the lifting of the state of emergency and the release of political prisoners," their joint statement said.
TUNISIA:
(h/t suejazz) - Wait Continues for Some Migrant Workers Who Fled Libya for Tunisia
More than 14,000 migrant workers and refugees who fled Libya's conflict are still waiting repatriation at a camp set up near the Tunisia-Libya border. Although the majority of Egyptians have been flown home, other nationalities are waiting for news from their governments and aid agencies.
Nigerian migrant workers who fled violence in Libya protested this week at a refugee camp set up on Tunisia's border with Libya, calling for help from their government to return home.
According to the United Nations refugee agency, there are about 200 Nigerians sheltering at the Choucha camp, 25 kilometers from the Libyan border.
Although the vast majority of Egyptians have now been repatriated, the camp is still housing 14,500 people who fled Libya.
YEMEN:
(h/t UnaSpenser ) - Yemen protester dies after police attack
A protester has died of his wounds a day after Yemeni police fired on crowds demanding the removal of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, a hospital official said on Wednesday.
Doctors said 80 people were injured in the shooting, with four in a critical condition.
Policemen and security agents in civilian clothes opened fire on Tuesday as they tried to prevent people from joining thousands of demonstrators who have camped out for weeks in front of Sanaa University, witnesses told Reuters.
The state news agency Saba blamed the shooting on gunmen linked to a tribal leader and said three demonstrators and three policemen were injured. Police were searching for the gunmen to bring them to justice, it said.
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Our Egyptian brethren articulated what people around the region are fighting for, though variations to the theme may exist from country to country. banner held by protesters and translated to English:
1 The departure of Mubarak
2 An end to the current Parliament
3 An end of the state of emergency
4 The creation of a national united government
5 A parliament elected by the people to modify the constitution and run the presidential elections
6 Put those responsible for the killings on trial
7 Put those responsible for stealing the country's money and other acts of corruption on trial
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