source: Libya Observer; Libya24; Al Wasat; UNSMIL
actor1: Protesters (Libya)
actor2: Police Forces of Libya (2016-2021)
location: Tripoli - Tripoli
notes: On 26 August 2020, GNA police forces opened fire indiscriminately on protesters trying to enter the Martyrs Square in Tripoli (Tripoli). Protesters had peacefully assembled for the fourth day in a row to denounce government corruption and the degradation of living conditions and to call for presidential and legislative elections. No casualties reported. [size=no report]