IMPORTANT: Press Release for the Nafusa Mountains May 27, 2011
May 27, 2011 - Nafusa Mountains:
PRESS RELEASE AND LOCATIONS OF PRO G FORCES THAT ARE ATTACKING CIVILIANS INCLUDING THE USE OF CLUSTER BOMBS AND PREVENTING AID FOR THE ATTENTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRESS
A MESSAGE TO THE WORLD ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF YEFREN AND ALGALA’A
- NAFUSA MOUNTAINS , LIBYA
We are approaching the seventh week of a complete siege on the cities of Yefren, Al-Gala’a (since April 3). Approximately 7000 to 10,000 civilian men, women and children have been trapped in the cities of Yefren and Al-Gala’a, suffering these past 7 weeks under the continuous siege of the area by Gaddafi loyalist troops. The only region under complete tight siege in Libya .....Torture. Starvation. Disease. Under the harsh conditions of these relentless attacks, both physical and psychological scars have been inflicted upon the people. The trauma cuts deeper and deeper as the days go by. Every second of their lives has become a constant struggle for survival. Yet the desperate cries of these people have gone largely unnoticed by both the Libyan and the International communities. When will the eyes in the sky assist to protect these people? When will the world respond to halt an exponentially worsening human catastrophe?
On behalf of the Libyan People in Yefren (Largest Amazigh City in Libya), this is an URGENT and SERIOUS appeal to International Humanitarian Agencies, the United Nations, the ICRC, NATO, and the NTC. Additionally, we would also like to put forward the proposal of a collaboration and partnership with local humanitarian workers, with the exception of the Libyan Red Crescent that is situated in Tripoli , to implement an aid and human corridor to these areas. This aid and human corridor will ensure that these helpless civilian men, women and children will be protected and innocent lives saved. I trust we can respond to this humane request before it is too late.The situation is serious and urgent.
