Dual bombings in Benghazi confirmed
Jul 28 thomwestcott

Dual bombings in Benghazi confirmed

By Ayman Amzein.Benghazi, 28 July 2013:Benghazi was targeted with two bombs this evening, a Libya Herald reporter has confirmed.A car-bomb was detonat...

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Jul 28 thomwestcott

Second explosion reported in Benghazi

Benghazi, 28 July 2013:Reports are coming in that there were two explosions this evening in Benghazi, in what appears to have been a coordinated attac...

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Backlash against militias gains momentum
May 2 thomwestcott

Backlash against militias gains momentum

Tripoli, 2 May 2013:The backlash against militiamen currently besieging ministries in Tripoli is gaining momentum, with people from neighbouring towns...

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Apr 18 Michel Cousins

Gunmen kill prisoner in jail transfer ambush

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.Tripoli 18 April 2013:A police vehicle transferring prisoners from central Tripoli to Tajoura was attacked this morning, killing...

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Apr 3 Michel Cousins

SSC gunmen threaten to release Jadaida Prison inmates

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.Tripoli, 3 April 2013:Gunmen who stormed Tripoli’s main Jadaida Prison on Monday evening and expelled the judicial police who we...

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All prisons must be under Ministry of Justice control
Mar 31 Sami Zaptia

All prisons must be under Ministry of Justice control

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 31 March 2013:Regarding the attack on the Ministry of Justice by militias this morning, both the Minister of Justice and Prime...

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Mar 27 Michel Cousins

Integrity Commission bans junior minister

Tripoli, 26 March 2103:The Integrity Commission announced today, Wednesday, that it has disbarred the Undersecretary at the Ministry of Justice, Shari...

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Lawyers learn the power of forensics
Mar 19 thomwestcott

Lawyers learn the power of forensics

By Tom Westcott. Luis Fondebrider, from the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team, addressing a group of young people earlier in the week (Photo: Tom W...

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Mar 19 Michel Cousins

Qaddafi militiamen released

Tripoli, 19 March 2013:Several civilian and military detainees accused of being members of Qaddafi brigades were released yesterday, Monday. They had...

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Mar 5 Nigel Ash

Justice ministry seeks female prison warders

Tripoli, 5 March 2013:The Ministry of Justice is seeking to recruit and train female warders for women’s prisons. The Libyan news agency LANA reported...

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