Amazigh in Libya renew their demands for equality & civil rights Amazigh (or "Berbers") in Libya are renewing their demands for equality & civil rights, and especially the recognition of their language "Tamazight" in the constitution of the country and legal protection of the ...... Full story Date : 2012-08-19 15:43:00
Yennayer 2962 - 2012 The territories of Tamazgha (North of Africa) lived the year 2961-2011 rich in events among which some profoundly upset this
region. The Amazigh reached the status of official language in Morocco and the Tunisia and Libyan people got rid of their
dictatorships. We can only be delighted at it, even if the Islamists arrival to power - who dreams to guide by the Islamic Sharia ... Full story Auteur: CMA Date : 2012-01-21 01:41:00
CNN : Will Gadhafi defeat bring new freedom for Berbers in Libya? (CNN) -- While the rebels in eastern Libya appeared divided and have struggled to make gains, their counterparts in the western Nafusa Mountains have enjoyed much greater success. Over the past few months, they have secured control over a wide area near the Tunisian border, a strategic position that helped open the way toward Tripoli, where the Gadhafi regime appears to have met its end. All this from a group of inexperienced fighters whose ranks include doctors, professors, students and even taxi drivers.... Full story Auteur: Peter Fragiskatos Date : 2011-09-07 11:05:00 Source : CNN
the Tuareg Coordination of Libya - Press Release We, The Tuareg Coordination of Libya, wish to express a deep anxiety concerning the present situation of the Tuareg community living in Libya. Since the fall of Tripoli, there has been and continues to be many executions amongst Tuareg Libyan civilians. ... Full story Auteur: Tuareg Coordination Date : 2011-09-05 09:58:00
Jerusalem Post : Amazigh rebels embrace representative of Libyan Jews David Gerbi, the international relations representative of the World Organization of Libyan Jews, is called “Udai ugrauli” (“the Jewish revolutionary”) by the Amazigh rebel leaders on the Libyan National Transitional Council in the country’s western Jebl Nafusa mountains. The Amazigh (plural – Imazighen) as they prefer to be called, rebels, have embraced Gerbi in their midst, with special appreciation for his Jewish background.... Full story Auteur: LISA PALMIERI-BILLIG Date : 2011-09-04 23:37:00 Source : Jerusalem Post
Libya’s Berbers: The New Factor in Post-Gaddafi Politics Libya’s six-month-long rebellion against Muammar al-Gaddafi’s 42-year dictatorship may have overthrown the old regime. But what factors will determine the new one? A surprising force in the revolt’s success, and thus one which bears watching in the post-Gaddafi order, is the country’s Berber (Amazigh, literally, “free men”) minority.... Full story Auteur: Pajamas media Date : 2011-08-28 19:35:00
Amazigh World Conference in Tenth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, New York, May 16-27, 2011 Our participation this year at this session holds a special significance because our people, the Amazigh people, indigenous people from North Africa, whom we call Tamazgha, are undergoing at this time a crucial period in our existence. As a result of colonization, our country has been divided into 10 States, and they all have the same policies toward the Amazighs: negation, concealment, marginalization and repression. For a few months now, some of these countries, such as Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Libya, have been witnessing popular uprisings against the antidemocratic systems that have ravaged these countries for decades and against which the Amazigh people have ... Full story Auteur: CMA Date : 2011-05-22 23:25:00
While meny soldiers of all ranks in the Libyan army, have already joined the popular resistance against Kadhafi’s criminal regime, we do not know, your position. Late, rumours run emphatically on the fact that you would have engaged your troops beside those of the Kadhafi’s army. At the moment, we give no credit to these rumours that accuse you, but to them, we ask you insistently to declare publicly that you are towards the free Libyan Forces. ... Full story Auteur: CMA Date : 2011-05-16 22:21:00