Libya’s Souq Al-Jumaa Movement has announced the launch of what it described as a new phase of peaceful popular action by calling for a comprehensive civil disobedience campaign in Tripoli to pressure the Government of National Unity, headed by Abdel-Hamid Dbaiba, to step down.
In a statement, the movement urged citizens to participate in peaceful civil disobedience by closing government institutions and public companies across the capital. Organizers said the campaign would begin in the Souq Al-Jumaa district before gradually expanding to other areas of Tripoli.
The movement stressed that its objective is to disrupt government operations without affecting the daily lives of residents. It emphasized that public roads would not be blocked, citizens would not be targeted, and private property would be protected throughout the campaign.
According to the statement, the first phase will include the closure of several public institutions, including the headquarters of the Libyana and Al-Madar telecommunications companies, branches of the Central Bank of Libya, the Real Estate Registry, the Civil Aviation Authority, the Ministry of Youth, the Ministry of Marine Wealth, and the Ministry of Education.
The campaign is also expected to extend to the districts of Zawiyat Al-Dahmani, Fashloum, Al-Dhahra, and Al-Nofliyeen. Organizers identified additional institutions they intend to target, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the General Holding Company, the General Electricity Company of Libya, the Ministry of Planning, and the Presidential Council headquarters. Residents in other neighborhoods were also encouraged to close government offices located in their areas.
The movement called on Libyans to join what it described as a peaceful effort to remove the Dbaiba government, arguing that sustained public participation would increase pressure for political change. It also demanded accountability for officials facing corruption allegations, including Prime Minister Abdel-Hamid Dbaiba and his brother, Ibrahim Dbaiba.
In addition, the movement called for the dissolution of Libya’s existing political institutions, holding them responsible for the country’s prolonged political, economic, and security crises.
Organizers said the location of the main gathering point would be announced later. The statement concluded by reaffirming the campaign’s peaceful nature under the slogan: “Down with the government of normalization and corruption… No to vandalism.”