Libya: Demonstrators gather in Sabha August 14

Event

Demonstrations were held in Sabha (Sabha district; Fezzan region) over living conditions on August 14. The protests took place in the Dubur Rasik area. There is little information on the exact scale of the demonstrations and there have been no reports of arrests or violence.

Further demonstrations over living conditions are possible in Sabha over the near term. A heightened security presence and localized disruption should be anticipated in the vicinity of any protests.

Advice

Those in Sabha are advised to monitor developments, anticipate localized disruption in the vicinity of any further protests, and heed any directives issued by local authorities. All demonstrations and political gatherings in Libya should be avoided due to the risk of incidental violence and aggressive crowd-dispersal operations by security forces.