Amnesty says 46 killed by Libyan security forces

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Source: Reuters

Human rights group Amnesty International said on Friday its sources had said Libyan security forces had shot dead at least 46 people in the past three days... "This alarming rise in the death toll, and the reported nature of the victims' injuries, strongly suggests that security forces are permitted use lethal force against unarmed protesters calling for political change," said Malcolm Smart, Amnesty International's director for the Middle East and North Africa.

"The Libyan authorities must immediately rein in their security forces. Those responsible for unlawful killings and excessive force -- both the direct perpetrators and those who gave the orders -- must be identified and brought to justice," he said in the statement...

Read more: http://af.reuters.com/article/egyptNews/idAFLDE71H29K20110218

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Things are happening quickly in Libya.

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1. Two Policemen Hanged in Libya Protests

Libya's anti-government protesters hanged two policemen in the eastern city of Al-Baida, Oea newspaper reported Friday on its website... The victim's body was tortured, it added. http://english.cri.cn/6966/2011/02/19/2321s621635.htm

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2. This is a video plea from a Libyan, it backs up the article

This is a link to a video posted in the Videos Forum, it is only the audio, but the desperation and fear is palpable: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x555069

Yes, change is happening and the people are suffering.