No Result
View All Result
Saturday, February 4, 2023
14 °c
Tripoli
15 ° Sun
14 ° Mon
16 ° Tue
17 ° Wed
  • Advertising
  • Contact
LibyaHerald
 
  • Home
  • Libya
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Magazine
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Register
SUBSCRIBE
  • Home
  • Libya
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Magazine
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Register
No Result
View All Result
LibyaHerald
No Result
View All Result
Home Libya

Friday demonstrations for and against HoR – again marred by gunfire

bySami Zaptia
August 16, 2014
Reading Time: 2 mins read
A A
12
SHARES
51
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

By Sami Zaptia.

Tripoli, 16 August 2014:

Yesterday’s Martyr Square demonstration in central Tripoli were again, and for the second successive Friday, marred . . .[restrict]by the use of gunfire.

The demonstrations, by both pro and anti House of Representatives (HoR) supporters, from what could be discerned, went off smoothly right up to the end. The anti HoR supporters seemed to be the bigger of the two demonstrations.

There were pro and anti HoR demonstrations yesterday in Benghazi, Misrata, Zawia, Ghirian, Sabha, Beida, Shahat and Sabrata too.

RELATED POSTS

At Tuesday’s session, HoR passes controversial Constitutional Court Law

HoR makes six decisions at its session today, including on Lockerbie, the Hess-Total deal and the Deputy CBL Governor

However, as was the case last week at Martyr Square, what was supposed to be a peaceful demonstration was marred by gunfire. It is as if the message to demonstrators was to stay away from the high profile and symbolic Martyr square.

As demonstrations were drawing to a close, demonstrators started to pray the sunset Maghreb prayer and partway through, the sound of close gunfire echoing in the square could be heard – forcing prayers to abandon their prayers.

Understandably, the gunfire caused some of the demonstrators to panic and to flee for safety. Others, however, seemed to rush forward ostensibly towards the source of the gunfire. Organizers and demonstration marshals tried to control them and prevent the demonstrators from surging forward.

It is still not clear as to who is responsible for the gunfire, with both camps accusing the other of responsibility. The Sug Il Juma Deterrent Force of Abdelrauf Kara were accused of using the gunfire as a pretext to arresting anti HoR demonstrators.

What was notable again about the demonstrations was the television coverage it did or did not receive. The state-owned and financed, but no longer controlled channels, Al-Wataniya and Al-Rasmiya provided biased coverage of the demonstrations – concentrating almost entirely on the anti HoR demonstrations in Martyr Square and Misrata.

They both shared a ticker saying “no to the HoR’s treason to the blood of the revolutionaries (militias)”. The Al-Rasmiya channel went further and handed over its coverage entirely to another new Islamic station (Al-Tanasih) during the coverage of the anti HoR demonstration.

Both channels covered speeches openly supporting the Libya Dawn military operation, currently terrifying Tripolitanians with round the clock bombardment of residential areas in south and south western Tripoli.

Speeches, including two by dissenting HoR members who are boycotting the HoR meeting in Tobruk, condemned the HoR decision to ask for foreign help against the warring militias. They also condemned the General Hafter-led Operation Dignity (Karama) military operation in eastern Libya.

The speakers also claimed that the HoR members in Tobruk are “kidnapped” and held “hostage” there against their free will.

There were also unconfirmed reports of a small Pro Ansar Sharia demonstration in Benghazi.

Meanwhile, the demonstrations in favour of the HoR in Benghazi, Al-Bayda and Shahat receiving little or none of the expected TV coverage from the two state channels, and the three main privately-owned pro HoR TV channels failed for whatever reason to provide extensive or live coverage. [/restrict]

Tags: HoR House of RepresentativesMartyr Squaremediamilitias
Share5Tweet3Share1

Related Posts

Aldabaiba attempts to solidify his position and continues to entrench rentier state with a spree of handouts
Libya

Delaying Eni gas deal would turn Libya into a gas importer by 2027: PM Aldabaiba

February 3, 2023
UNHCR finds war criminals on all sides in the conflict
Libya

Libya must take decisive steps to address serious rights violations: UN Fact-Finding Mission on Libya

January 30, 2023
Prime minister Aldabaiba forms Ministerial committee to study reforming fuel subsidies, orders payment of family grant, increases pensions
Libya

PM Aldabaiba reviews GECOL’s summer plan to avoid power cuts

January 27, 2023
Benghazi University to hold open day on its Artificial Intelligence curriculum
Libya

Benghazi University to hold open day on its Artificial Intelligence curriculum

January 27, 2023
EU to help Libya better design and analyse policies and measure the impact of strategies
Libya

EU to help Libya better design and analyse policies and measure the impact of strategies

January 26, 2023
GNU to take oath at Benghazi HoR session and budget to be approved at Tripoli session: GNU
Libya

Aldabaiba government holds meeting to discuss bartered fuel imports in transparent process

January 26, 2023
Next Post

Benghazi University rejects offer of protection

CBL to temporarily restart electronic cheque clearing from Wednesday

 

Advertise on LibyaHerald

Reach thousands of our site visitors daily

240 x 400px

Advertise Here
ADVERTISEMENT

Top Stories

  • New Eni gas deal with Libya rejected by current Oil Minister and Bashagha

    New Eni gas deal with Libya rejected by current Oil Minister and Bashagha

    127 shares
    Share 51 Tweet 32
  • Aldabaiba praises activation of seven domestic airports and start of work on Tripoli International Airport’s terminal

    101 shares
    Share 40 Tweet 25
  • Medsky to start flights from Tripoli to Malta

    144 shares
    Share 59 Tweet 35
  • LBBC announces a wide range of business activities for 2023 – including a visit to Benghazi

    70 shares
    Share 28 Tweet 18
  • Flights between Athens and Benghazi to start on 2 March

    64 shares
    Share 26 Tweet 16
LibyaHerald

The Libya Herald first appeared on 17 February 2012 – the first anniversary of the Libyan Revolution. Since then, it has become a favourite go-to source on news about Libya, for many in Libya and around the world, regularly attracting millions of hits.

Recent News

Cabinet approves projects with foreign entities: Roads, transit trade, feasibility studies, radar systems, culture and training

Ministry of Housing in discussions with Ernst & Young in London

Sitemap

  • Why subscribe?
  • Terms & Conditions
  • FAQs
  • Copyright & Intellectual Property Rights
  • Subscribe now

Newsletters

    Be the first to know latest important news & events directly to your inbox.

    Sending ...

    By signing up, I agree to our TOS and Privacy Policy.

    © 2022 LibyaHerald - Powered by Sparx Solutions.

    No Result
    View All Result
    • Login
    • Sign Up
    • Cart
    • Libya
    • Business
    • Advertising
    • About us
    • BusinessEye Magazine
    • Letters
    • Features
    • Why subscribe?
    • FAQs
    • Contact

    © 2022 LibyaHerald - Powered by Sparx Solutions.

    Welcome Back!

    Sign In with Facebook
    Sign In with Linked In
    OR

    Login to your account below

    Forgotten Password? Sign Up

    Create New Account!

    Sign Up with Facebook
    Sign Up with Linked In
    OR

    Fill the forms bellow to register

    *By registering into our website, you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.
    All fields are required. Log In

    Retrieve your password

    Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

    Log In
    This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.
    Are you sure want to unlock this post?
    Unlock left : 0
    Are you sure want to cancel subscription?