Lindsey Hilsum
Sufi saints and roundheads
I don’t suppose the men who attacked the Al Sha’ab shrine in Tripoli with jackhammers and a bulldozer on Saturday have heard of William Dowsing, writes Lindsey Hilsum.
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Fury as Republicans accuse Obama over embassy attacks
There’s fear, there’s loathing, and there’s electoral politics. Top Republicans say President Obama’s foreign policy triggered the attacks on US diplomatic staff – calling it “disgraceful”.
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US ambassador killed during Libya protests
The US Ambassador to Libya and three other embassy staff have been killed in a rocket attack on their car in the city of Benghazi.
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Lindsey Hilsum
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Lindsey Hilsum
Have Libya’s Islamists been defeated?
The early results of Libya’s first elections are confounding those who assumed Islamist parties would take the lead. Unike in Egypt and Tunisia, in Libya many voters seem to have turned their back on the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Libyan election results expected Monday night
Libyan’s election officials expect to announce results of the country’s first free national election in 60 years on Monday night, with a liberal coalition claiming an early lead.
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Liberal coalition takes early lead in Libya
A liberal coalition takes an early lead in vote counting on Sunday but with 3,700 candidates and more than 130 parties it is too early to call. Preliminary results are expected Monday.
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Lindsey Hilsum
Libyans vote in hope of different future
For Wanise Elisawi this was a special day. Incarcerated for 19 years in Abu Salim, Gaddafi’s most notorious gaol, an eye-witness to the 1996 massacre in which 1,270 men were killed, he was on the brink of tears as he cast his ballot, writes Lindsey Hilsum.
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Who are the main contenders in Libya’s election?
As Libyans take to the polls for the first time in more than half a century, Channel 4 News looks at some of the 130 political parties standing for election.
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Libyans excited, angry and emotional over election
Libyans vote in the first free national elections in 60 years. While some are joyful, others storm police stations and burn ballot boxes.
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Lindsey Hilsum
Federalism in Libya
“Interestingly, some westerners also want the east to have more power, because the region is solidly anti-Gaddafi, whereas in the west there’s still some residual support for the late Brother Leader.”
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Lindsey Hilsum
Militias threaten Libya’s post-elections future
International Editor Lindsey Hilsum blogs on how the militias who helped overthrow Gaddafi, are now terrorising Libya’s people.
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Lindsey Hilsum
Libya prepares for first post-Gaddafi national elections
Libya’s first post-Gaddafi elections are going ahead, but is that wise given the amount of weapons in private hands, asks Channel 4 News Foreign Editor Lindsey Hilsum.
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Lindsey Hilsum
Democracy overnight in Libya? You’re dreaming
Channel 4 News International Editor Lindsey Hilsum blogs on prospects for democracy in Libya.
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Lindsey Hilsum
Thoughtful radio in rude health Stateside
The rightwing radio “shock-jocks” grab all the attention, but as I travel round America, I’m finding out how many intelligent, curious radio hosts there are.
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Lindsey Hilsum
UN intervention in Libya, so why not in Syria?
Are Syrians paying the price for Libyans’ freedom given that one year on, it seems unlikely that such international intervention will be contemplated again.
