Libyans Tortured by African Immigrants: Protests Erupt in Zawiya

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Massive protests took place in the city of Zawiya, western Libya, at dawn today, Thursday, to denounce the torture of a group of Libyan youths at the hands of African immigrants inside the headquarters of an armed militia.

This move came after the spread of a video clip on social media of a group of people carrying out brutal torture, beating and flogging of a number of Libyans, in scenes that sparked widespread shock and anger among the people of the city of Zawiya.

In the video clip, a group of young Libyans appeared to be subjected to severe beatings, violence, insults and insults with the most horrible words, after they were handcuffed and stripped of their clothes at the hands of others who speak African dialects, under the protection and leadership of an armed militia in the city of Zawiya, which apparently used them to torture the people of the country, while the purpose was not clear. of their detention and torture.

After the video spread, the city of Zawiya rose up and dozens of its residents took to the streets to denounce the control and dominance of the armed militias and the high crime rates.

The youth of the corner staged demonstrations of denunciation regarding the circulating video, which we published, in which Ava R.qa tortures two Libyan citizens at the time of… a woman in the city of #the corner pic.twitter.com/qXsrb9JC5k

– Tik burns everything (@tkyroogklshytk) April 27, 2023

It is noteworthy that the city of Zawiya is considered one of the Libyan cities with the most presence of armed militias, which control areas of influence and centers of power, especially fuel smuggling lines and illegal immigrants.