Libya
Western intervention cannot help Syrian people
Bashar al-Assad's army is shooting down civilians and bombing urban districts, claiming new victims every day. The west has already ended one massacre in the greater Middle East; in Libya, it helped the rebels in their fight against colonel Gaddafi. Should Nato therefore also take action in Syria?
Activist Ahmed el-Senussi: Libyan prince and human rights hero
Currently a member of Libya's national transitional council, the prince was in solitary confinement during his imprisonment and did not speak to a single person for nine years. We meet in Strasbourg where the former prisoner of conscience was one of five Arabs to win the Sakharov freedom of thought prize for 2011
libya, activism, brunch, prison, strasbourg, arab spring, interview
Peace in 2011: 'solutions to conflicts do exist’
From democratic aspirations to the transformation of the media game, Cathy Van Dorslaer, a Belgian psychologist specialising in the prevention of conflicts, explains why she believes 2011 stood under the sign of peace
libya, media, josé luis rodríguez zapatero, psychology, democratisation, techno-media, europe
Europe reacts: what Gaddafi’s expiration means
On 20 October the world saw a mediatised repeat of bloody images and videos of Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein on their deathbeds: Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi, 69, was killed in his hometown of Sirte. French, US and British forces were part of the Nato airstrikes in the Libyan civil war which began in February 2011. Read presidential and prime ministerial postcards from Poland, Malta, Italy, France and Germany after the news broke
libya, business, josé luis rodríguez zapatero, italy, angela merkel, germany, communism
Spanish user describes 'big bad twitter'
‘21st Century Agora’, the ‘New Public Sphere’ and the ‘Fifth Power’ - the micro-blogging service has been labelled many things since its launch in 2006, some of which seem grandiose and others which don’t sound right at all. Labels for twitter are a variation of the following three themes: that it is a place, a medium and a tool
libya, techno-media, 'indignant citizens' movement, democracy, technology, egypt, revolution
Ouagadougou correspondent: no Arab spring in Burkina Faso either
Whilst Burkina Faso offered Muammar Gaddafi asylum on 25 August, they recognised the national transitional council in early September. August also saw the jailing of three policemen for their part in the death of student Justin Zongo in custody in February. Yet why did the country's mutinies not lead to the same dramatic changes as we are now seeing in Libya?
libya, third world, burkina faso, arab spring, western africa, revolution, politics
Ai Weiwei, or Europe's role in Chinese justice system
Two months after his release, an article penned by the Chinese dissident has once again raised questions about the democratic future of China. Published in Newsweek, Ai Weiwei’s piece provokes us to rethink Sino-European diplomatic relations
libya, economic growth, g20, angela merkel, europe, economical crisis, diplomacy
Libya after Gaddafi: Europe’s Iraq?
The post-Gaddafi era is taking shape around the national transition council, which is currently in control of Tripoli. Uncertainty about the future is already taking hold though, with fears that Libya could become a new Iraq. This time it falls to Europe to avoid repeating the post-Saddam disaster
libya, italy, united nations, libya upraising, euweek, europe, war
Czech, Belgian, French and Austrian press on Libyan rebels taking Tripoli
According to their own reports, the Libyan rebels now have practically all of the capital Tripoli under their control. Three of Muammar al-Gaddafi's sons have been taken prisoner by the rebels, while the leader himself has apparently fled. Commentators cast doubt on the rebels' democratic intentions and discuss Europe's tasks after power changes hands
libya, euweek, eurotopics, human rights, muammar al-gaddafi, revolution, politics
Gaddafi, Tito, UN: Libyan crisis impact on Balkans
Over the past few days many comparisons have been made between the Libyan war and the Balkan crisis of the nineties as western powers come up with the same humanitarian arguments they used then to justify their intervention in Libya now. But what is the connection? A closer look at the double standards and political games played during bombing campaigns
libya, nato, balkans, washington, slobodan milosevic, war, barack obama
UN resolution Libya: Spanish, Polish, Belgian and German media react
France and the UK can strike; the UN security council implements a no-fly zone over Libya as of 17 March. Europeans agree that intervention is the right decision although it took its time to make a decision. Others warn of the unpredictable consequences. Press review
libya, united nations, war, arab spring, press review, muammar al-gaddafi, revolution
Show me the money, Sarkozy: Libya's growl
The son of the Libyan dictator Saif al-Islam's claim that the 2007 French presidential campaign was funded by his country comes as Nicolas Sarkozy recognises the rebel national transitional council as Libya's official representative body. The Dutch, Austrian and Swiss press condemn the unilateral move as detrimental to all concerned
libya, euweek, arab spring, nicolas sarkozy, muammar al-gaddafi, jasmine revolution, revolution
Gaddafi and Europe: it was nice while it lasted, wasn't it?
The EU member states have benefited from the subsoil and the strategic position of the oldest dictatorship in Africa and the Middle East so much so that they find it difficult to say a bad word against their former ally. The Europeans are served joyfully around Colonel Gaddafi's table of the kingdom
libya, international trade, europe, oil, economy, arab spring, muammar al-gaddafi
Plagiarists: Guttenberg resigns, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi in Swiss peace
Online accusations of plagiarism were not just being hurled at German defence minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, who resigned in a shock move on 1 March. The son of the Libyan dictator, said to be in exile in Switzerland where he stayed after the world economic forum, also helped his London School of Economics doctorate along with a bit of the copy and paste method – in return for a tidy cash infusion
libya, university, germany, karl-theodor zu guttenberg, plagiarism, muammar al-gaddafi, saif al-islam gaddafi
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