17th of July - daunting attack on Libyan women politicians: Dark mark in the history of women’s political participation
Jul 19 Sami Zaptia

17th of July - daunting attack on Libyan women politicians: Dark mark in the history of women’s political participation

Monday marked four years since the forcible disappearance of Siham Sergewa, a member of Libya's House of Representatives, in Benghazi on July 17th, 20...

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Intisar Hasairi: Respected differences, open to new ideas, treated people as human beings
Feb 27 Sami Zaptia

Intisar Hasairi: Respected differences, open to new ideas, treated people as human beings

By Libya Herald journalist.Intisar Al-Hasairi (Photo with permission of photographer Taha Krewi)Tunis, 27 February 2015:Tributes to murdered activist...

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Sep 10 Callum Paton

Qaddafi regime official murdered in Derna

By Noora Ibrahim. Benghazi, 10 September 2014: A former member of the internal security apparatus, a Qaddafi-era intelligence agency, was murdered i...

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Jul 18 Newsdesk1

UNSMIL condemns Berkawi assassination, urges protection of civilians

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 18 July 2014:The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has condemned Thursday's assassination of former Gene...

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Former Derna Congresswomen murdered
Jul 17 Michel Cousins

Former Derna Congresswomen murdered

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 17 July 2014.Former Derna Congresswomen Fariha Al-Berkawi was assassinated today. “She was shot by gunmen while she was...

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Feb 3 Michel Cousins

Two more Congress members resign

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 3 February 2014:Two General National Congress (GNC) members resigned during today’s session, reportedly in protest at the mo...

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