As protests spread across the Middle East activists in Libya are updating a map tracking the demonstrations and government violence

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This map has been created by compiling reports from trusted accounts on Twitter. Contact via Twitter @Arasmus.

Because of the difficulty in properly translating Arabic names into English, reports including latitude and longitude data are preferred. Watch this video to see how to find latitude and longitude using Google Maps:

http://youtu.be/krWf2ZVw6_M