2020 Libyan protests

2020 Libyan protests
2020 Libyan protests
Part of 2018–2022 Arab protests
Date	23 August 2020 – 20 October 2020
Location	Libya
Caused by	Libyan civil war (2014–2020); Poverty and power cuts; Rising costs and poor living conditions; Unemployment; Government mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic;
Goals	Resignation of Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar; Resignation of President Fayez al-Sarraj; Fresh elections;
Methods	Demonstrations, Riots
Resulted in	Protests suppressed by force; Government resignation but rescinded; Killings of demonstrators; Calling for presidential elections;

The 2020 Libyan protests consisted of street protests over issues of poor provision of services in several cities in Libya, including cities controlled by the Government of National Accord (GNA) in the west (Tripoli, Misrata, Zawiya) and by the Libyan National Army (LNA) in the east (Benghazi) and south (Sabha) of Libya.