Violent protests have paralysed Libya's capital city Tripoli, as cracks begin to emerge from within the ruling elite, The 2011 Libyan protests are ongoing anti-government mass protests occurring in the North African state of Libya. The unrest began on 13 January, 2011.
In Kufrah, an oasis town in Libya's southeast, protests were planned after Friday Prayer, but security forces deployed outside mosques, At least 24 people have died in anti-government protests in Libya over recent days, rights activists say.
Protests in several cities in Libya continued for a third day over the late completion of government subsided housing.Human rights organisations say at least 84 people have been shot by security forces in Libya in the past three days.
