Jul 23 Sami Zaptia

Opinion: Constitutional Assembly electoral Law blow to inclusivity in post Revolution Libya - LWPP

By Libyan Women Platform for PeaceTripoli, 23 July 2013:The GNC’s recent passing of electoral law for the Constitutional Assembly represents a serious...

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Jul 20 Michel Cousins

Women's seats on Constitutional Commission "insufficient" says lawyers' group

Tripoli,  20 July 2103:The NGO Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL) has welcomed the decision by Congress to reserve seats on the 60-member Constitutio...

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Amazighs demand language, cultural and voting rights
Jun 26 Nigel Ash

Amazighs demand language, cultural and voting rights

By Ahmed ElumamiTripoli, 26 June 2013:A group of Amazigh protested on Wednesday in front of the General National Congress, demanding it endorse Amazig...

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Apr 26 Michel Cousins

Tamazight-language teachers graduate

Tripoli, 26 April 2013:A group of Tamazight-language teachers graduated yesterday in Yefren, in the Nafusa mountains. They will teach the language of...

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Huge Concert in Tripoli brings in Amazigh New Year
Jan 13 Michel Cousins

Huge Concert in Tripoli brings in Amazigh New Year

By Ayman Alkekly.Tripoli, 13 January 2013:A huge jubilant crowd poured into the main football stadium in Tripoli last night, Saturday, for the first c...

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Amazigh demand New Year holiday
Jan 4 Michel Cousins

Amazigh demand New Year holiday

Tripoli, 4 January:A number of local councils in Amazigh (Berber) areas of the country have called on the General National Congress to make 13 January...

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Jadu begins instruction course in Tamazight
Nov 22 Nihal Zaroug

Jadu begins instruction course in Tamazight

By Nihal Zaroug. Translation: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should a...

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Nov 5 Michel Cousins

Berbers can no longer be suppressed in Libya

By Terry FrielTripoli:For decades, they were not just suppressed in Libya, their very existence was denied.They were tortured, jailed or killed for sp...

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Amazigh festival in Jadu
Oct 31 Michel Cousins

Amazigh festival in Jadu

A flyer for the festival, to be held in Jadu on 7-9 November.Tripoli, 31 October:A festival of Amazigh (Berber) culture is to be held in Jadu in the J...

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Demonstration for Amazigh rights
Sep 6 Nihal Zaroug

Demonstration for Amazigh rights

By Nihal Zaroug.Tripoli, 6 September:A protest at Tripoli's Palm City complex, which houses the United Nations offices in the city, was organized on 5...

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