In this article, we investigate abuse, captivity, and human trafficking along routes of irregular migration in Libya after the reign Muammar Gaddafi. We argue that systematic exploitation migrants financially benefits competing actors intra-state conflicts terrorist organizations with global ambitions. Through a macro to micro analysis informed by corpus investigative reports survivor testimony...

This paper provides the first systematic analysis of migration to, within, and from Libya. The data used in are Displacement Tracking Matrix set International Organization for Migration. uses this unique source data, combining several techniques to analyze various dimensions First, a detailed description demographic characteristics national composition migrant populations Next, it discusses det...

Using the computer to analyze a large-scale textual data from Tweeter and various Blog web sites over the period of 2007 2012, we study the differences of turmoils, which happen to Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen. We present visualizations serve as a tool to compare different countries of Arab spring, and to study them in chronological order to track the use of sentime...