What the records say
- When
- 7 Apr 1976
- Kind
- Protest
- Coordinates
- 32.50° N, 16.63° E
- Description
- protests against human rights violations
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1976 Libyan protests
Protests against human rights violations
The 1976 Libyan protests were demonstrations organized by university students in Tripoli and Benghazi who protested against human rights violations and military control over the civilian population, calling for free and fair elections and for a civilian government. The protests were repressed and many students were imprisoned.
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