inothernews: SERENADE / FUSILLADE    Revolutionary forces fired their weapons at fighters loyal to Col. Moammar Gadhafi as a comrade played a guitar in Sirte, Libya, Monday. (Photo: Aris Messinis / AFP-Getty via the Wall Street Journal)
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SERENADE / FUSILLADE    Revolutionary forces fired their weapons at fighters loyal to Col. Moammar Gadhafi as a comrade played a guitar in Sirte, Libya, Monday. (Photo: Aris Messinis / AFP-Getty via the Wall Street Journal)

Source: The Wall Street Journal

Vivienne looked out through the bars of the Tripoli jail cell where rebel authorities had held her for five days. She is one of a group of 90 Ni­ger­ian migrants who were rounded up during the climactic battle here last month against Moammar Gaddafi’s troops, accused of possessing weapons and killing Libyans. Vivienne said her only crime is her black skin.
Since the uprising against Gaddafi’s 42-year-long rule began in February, many dark-skinned Libyans and sub-Saharan Africans here have feared for their lives: In Libya, the peril of being black - The Washington Post (via npr)

(via npr)

Source: Washington Post