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Urgent Appeal For African Refugees in Libya
February 24, 2011 · 3 Comments
Libya(SomalilandPress)–Hundreds of Somali refugees are stranded in Libya. There are reports coming from Libya stating that at least 4 Somali refugees were killed and many others wounded. The Libyan public is said to be confusing the Somali refugees with the Gadaafi’s mercenaries. Therefore, the Somali refugees are being attacked without rhyme or reason by rightfully fuming Libyan Mobs.
I have written emails to the CNN and both Aljazeera Arabic & English, highlighting the calamitous risks faced by the Somali refugees in Libya. I encourage all Somalis to do the same and to contact their legislators & administrations in EU, USA, Canada, Australia and as many news outlets as possible. Write and call the CNN and Aljazeera and specially Aljazeera Arabic million times. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO SAFE THE LIVES OF OUR FOLLOW BROTHERS AND SISTERS who are stranded helplessly in Libya. Why not contact the good office of the Amir of Qatar, he is currently the most respected and influential Arab leader.
Dr. Yusuf Dirir Ali, MD
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By Mo Guled
Tags: African Refugees in Libya, Blacks in Libya, Ethiopians in Libya, Gadaafi, Libya, Somaliland, Somalis, Somalis in Libya
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First thank you SL press for this . Sadly the situation is near civil war in Libya as Gaddafi and his regime is about the fall. Please I urge the Goverment of Somaliland and President Silaanyo and The foreign minster Omaar to immidately do something for the Somalilander and Somali community in Lybya . Please for the sake of this innocence people life. Also as you have seen the Gaddafi regmie has taken african and East european mercenaries as killing machine this will diffidently make the siuation of the somalilander community very hard. I Urge the Somaliland goverment a goverment voted in to take care of its people to act now.If we dont have a embassy in Libya the goverment should conntact our neighbour of Djibout etc so we know that our people are safe.
This siuation is getting very ugly Let us all pray that this wicked regmie does not kill all the people their .
Somalilland Press> Wallayaal ummad somalilyeed ee shooga Lybya hala caaweyo waayo meeshaa waa meel dagaal iyo dhiib ha socood doo. Waa inaad lalo haadlo Somaliland – Dowlada Hargeisa joogta . Sidaa uugu dhasa badaan.
Please if you start any fund raising for SL community let us know because Gaddafi Regime is making that country melted into hell.
Thank you to Mr. Yusuf Dirir-Cali aswell
Thanks for sharing with us Dr.Ali. May Allah help our people in Libya and every one who is in a civil war situation.
I have shared this very sad story on my blog Colored Opinions, I hope more people will start blogging about this. Europe has used Libya and Gaddafi as a buffer to counter immigration. Therefore the European responsablity for the wellbeing of subsaharan immigrants stranded in Libya can't be denied. For example Dutch foreign affairs minister Uri Rosenthal cynical reaction to Libya's uprising was that countering immigration, apart from getting out Dutch citizens, was his main concern in the current crisis.