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Lawless Land - Libya 
Twelve dead in weekend of Libyan skirmishing To see more go to www.youtube.com Follow us on Facebook (goo.gl or Twitter (www.twitter.com Gaddafi may be gone but Libya is now a country in chaos. Rebel groups are flush with weapons and taking the law into their own hands, persecuting those thought to have been allied to Gaddafi's regime. Libya's power vacuum has been filled by heavily armed rebels who still control much of the war-torn nation. Images of the sprawling refugee camps reveal the extent of the country's destroyed infrastructure. Mohammed Swehli, a commander of one of the major Misratan Rebel Brigades, denies the widespread allegations of torture and abuse. "They're not bandits, they're not militia groups", he says of the rebels. But video after video has emerged of the torture of perceived Gaddafi loyalists, most of them far too gruesome to broadcast. In some cases the brutal treatment appears to be based solely on the colour of the victim's skin. This report gained rare access to the prisons where thousands are being held indefinitely without charge. One former prisoner shows pictures of his injuries. "This is when they beat me with electric cables. They called me slave", he says. With upcoming elections and new fears over a split between the country's east and west, what does the future hold for post-revolution Libya? A Film By SBS Distributed By Journeyman Pictures April 2012
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Prison Poison: Thousands jailed, many tortured by Libyan rebels 
Thousands of supporters of former dictator Muammar Gaddafi are still being held in Libyan prisons, with many of them tortured - according to a UN report. Many jails are secret and under the control of armed rebels who refuse to comply with the country's new government. Lawrence Freeman from the Executive Intelligence Review Magazine talks to RT. He says that there's no sign Libya is getting closer to democracy. Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Watch RT LIVE on our website rt.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark.
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Lebanon seizes 150 tons of Libyan arms en route to Syrian rebels 
As the violence in Syria continues unabated, neighbouring Lebanon has seized a shipment of smuggled weapons, destined for Syrian rebels. The sea-bound cache apparently came from Libya, which is backing the opponents of President Assad. Franklin Lamb, director of the NGO, Americans Concerned for Middle East Peace talks to RT. He thinks the latest arms smuggling effort was an attempt at regime change. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com
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Playground War - Libya 
Libya struggling to be ready for landmark elections To see more go to www.youtube.com Follow us on Facebook (goo.gl or Twitter (www.twitter.com Although the Libyan revolution is over, divisions still run dangerously deep in Sirte. Nowhere is this more damaging than in the school playground, where young friends are now sworn enemies. Sarah is too scared to attend school after being bullied by her pro-Gaddafi peers. "My classmates came and insulted me for singing the new anthem." Many former friends are now opponents as they fight proxy wars for their parents' views in the ongoing political battle in Sitre. Trying to resume their lives amid the ruins, many are deeply traumatised by their experiences of the revolution and are struggling to move past the violence they witnessed. "I dreamt our house had been hit and I saw all my family dead." May 2012
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Building Mine Awareness in Libya 
United Nations, New York, April 2012 - After the end of the war, residents of Brega, a small town in eastern Libya, took matters into their own hands and started clearing up mines and unexploded remnants of war, often with their bare hands. 20.000 mines later, they have created spaces for their animals to graze in but dangers remain and their predicament illustrates the problems facing post-conflict Libya.
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Libya starts to register voters 
Registration for next month's elections is taking place in Libya. It's the first stets towards achieving democracy after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, but already various groups and ensuring they're voices will be heard. Al Jazeera's Alex Gatopolo
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'West-chosen rulers push Libya into real civil war' 
The head of Libya's interim government has threatened to use "force" to bring powerful tribal leaders to heel, after they'd declared autonomy for an oil-rich region in the east. The leader of the National Transitional Council went on to claim that pro-Gaddafi infiltrators were behind the move. RT talks to Patrick Hayes from the online world affairs magazine, Spiked.
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Polygamy in Libya: Freedom won or rights infringed? 
When the Libyan uprising began, many women enthusiastically took part, marching alongside men and aspiring to greater freedoms. But now they may have to pay for that liberation by losing their rights. RT's Oksana Boyko reports. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com
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Libya's Amazigh celebrate spring festival 
Libya under Muammar Gaddafi was an unfriendly home for the Amazigh people. Under the country's former ruler, restrictions were placed on many tribes using their language or practicing their traditions, in a bid to create a unified Libyan identity.
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'Mali rebels' part in Libyan uprising resulted in home coup' 
Mali's coup leaders have agreed to step down and hand power to civilian rule, in return for an end to sanctions imposed by the country's worried neighbors. As part of the agreement, the 15-state West African bloc, Ecowas, will lift trade and fuel bans with Mali, and grant amnesty to the ruling junta. Shabbir Razvi, political analyst says the rebels have been inspired by the uprising in Libya and could scupper a return to order. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com
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Shocking video: Libyan rebels cage black Africans, force-feed them flags 
Video courtesy: www.liveleak.com A shocking video has appeared on the Internet showing Libyan rebels torturing a group of black Africans. People with their hands bound are shown being locked in a zoo-like cage and forced to eat the old Libyan flag. "Eat the flag, you dog. Patience you dog, patience. God is Great," screams a voice off-camera. RT on Twitter http RT on Facebook www.facebook.com
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Bosnia to Libya: 20 years of NATO 'peacemaking' 
Two decades ago saw the start of Europe's bloodiest military conflict since the Second World War. The Bosnian War and the break-up of the former Yugoslavia reignited ethnic conflicts between Muslims and Serbs. Over four years, around 100-thousand people were killed, and more than 4 million displaced. The war eventually saw NATO's first-ever peace mission in its history - setting a template for incursions into foreign troublespots. Anti-NATO activist Rick Rozoff believes the Alliance's current interventions make it hard for nations to resolve their conflict themselves. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com
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Glorifying Gaddafi banned in Libya 
In Tripoli, bookstores are full of selections on a range of topics from democracy building to Libya's modern history. Many of these books were banned under the rule of the late Muammar Gaddafi who was removed from power last year. Now, international rights groups fear the the country's interim National Transitional Council could be headed down a similar path of restricting freedom of speech, after it passed a new law that criminalises the glorification of the former regime and its leader. Al Jazeera's Omar Al Saleh reports from Tripoli.
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Lawless Libya 
Yaara Bou Melhem gets rare access to see what life is really like in Libya after Gaddafi, as heavily armed rebels remain largely in control of a country in chaos. For more on her story, go to the SBS Dateline website... bit.ly
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Libya's NTC investigates rebel 'corruption' 
Libya's interim government has stopped paying some former rebel fighters. The National Transitional Council says it is investigating claims that money was given to some who had not earned it, including dead people. Al Jazeera's Omar al-Saleh reports from the capital, Tripoli.
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Inside Story - Libya in transition 
Almost four months since Muammar Gaddafi was removed by an uprising, armed groups still refuse to hand in their weapons. Can the NTC see the country through the transitional phase? Guests: Ian Black, Wahid Burshan, Mohamed Eljarh.
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'Libya in dead-end as NATO washes hands of civilian blood' 
Human rights groups say NATO has failed to investigate civilian deaths caused by its air strikes on Libya, last year. They're calling on the alliance to address the incidents and also pay compensation. NATO says it carried out its strikes with utmost care and precision. David Swanson, anti-war activist talks to RT. He says bombing campaigns for humanitarian reasons never pay off. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com
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Green Libyan Soldier Tells His and Libya's Story 
A rather moving story of what has happened to Libya and Libyans.
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Russia blasts NATO over Libya exporting revolution 
Russia says that NATO should apologize for causing civilian casualties during their air raids in Libya in 2011 and pay compensation. Moscow has also accused Libya's new government of training Syrian rebels and instigating terrorism. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com
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Herman Cain on Libya 
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain talks to the Journal Sentinel editorial board about the Obama administration's handling of Libya.
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Libya Truth (DnB Soundtrack) 
Please read Qaddafi's Green Book. Download link: www.greencharter.com Credits for the music: Love & Respect to Netsky / Hospital Records / The Cut Up Boys / Ministry Of Sound Records. hospitalrecords.com shop.hospitalrecords.com hospitalrecords.com Memory Lane by Netsky...
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Eastern Libya leaders seek semi- autonomy 
Tribal leaders and militia commanders in oil-rich eastern Libya have declared their intention to seek semi-autonomy, raising fears that the country might disintegrate following the fall of Muammar Gaddafi. Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC), the interim central government based in the capital Tripoli, has repeatedly voiced its opposition to the creation of a partly autonomous eastern region, warning it could eventually lead to the break-up of the North African nation. Al Jazeera's Nicole Johnston reports from Tripoli.
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Libya on the Line - Discussion with Al Jazeera correspondent Hoda Abdel-Hamid 
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Libya's leftover weapons remain dangerous 
In Libya, the fight to remove Muammar Gaddafi may be over, but the danger posed by the weapons of war remains. In the second part of our series on landmines, we meet a man doing what he can to gather leftover ammunition, as Omar Al Saleh reports.
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'Gaddafi 2.0?' Split & struggle flares up Libya again 
In Libya the interim Prime Minister has thanked the US for what he called "tremendous support"' in overthrowing Muammar Gaddafi. But the new Libyan authorities are facing an uprising of their own from a group of powerful tribal leaders who have declared partial autonomy in the east of the country. Political analyst Pepe Escobar told RT, that Washington is likely to take little interest in political developments in post-Gaddafi Libya. And Sara Marusek, a Beirut-based researcher for Syracuse University says that what's happening in Libya now, under a Western backed government, is exactly what prompted foreign military intervention in the first place. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com
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Pro-Gaddafi forces strike back, 'Libya out of control' 
Fighting has broken out in Libya between supporters of former leader Muammar Gaddafi and forces loyal to the new government. The head of the National Transitional Council has warned that the country is on the verge of returning to a state of civil war. Our correspondent Maria Finoshina says the NTC doesn't control the situation in Libya. RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com
