On 28 March, following news of the sentencing of four Libyan intelligence officers in Tunis for terrorism-related charges, protesters blocked the coastal road at the traffic light al-Muradad in western Zawiyya with burning. Three of the four intelligence officers are from al-Muradad.
On 29 March, the street blockades in al-Muradad resumed. Amid growing tensions in the region, the protestors called on authorities to intervene to review the verdicts and to ensure the rights of those sentenced.