May 3 Nigel Ash

On World Press Freedom Day, Kobler damns violence against journalists

By Libya Herald reporter. UNSMIL's Martin Kobler has damned attacks on journalists (File photo)Tunis, 3 May 2017:UN envoy Martin Kobler has marked Wor...

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Libya's press and media are among the world's least free
Apr 27 Nigel Ash

Libya's press and media are among the world's least free

By Olfa Andolsi.Tunis, 27 April 2017:When it comes to an unrestricted media and the safety of  journalists, Libya ranks close to the bottom of a new i...

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Jan 25 Michel Cousins

Reporters Without Borders demands LNA release journalist

By Alessandra Bocchi.Tunis, 25 January 2017:The international NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) had demanded the immediate release of Libyan TV jour...

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Iraqi journalists seized between Sirte and Misrata now free
Nov 19 Nigel Ash

Iraqi journalists seized between Sirte and Misrata now free

By Moutaz Ali.Tripoli, 19 November 2016:Three Kurdish journalists covering Bunyan Marsous operations in Sirte have been freed after a thirty-hour abdu...

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Government of National Accord must protect journalists says RSF
Jul 2 Michel Cousins

Government of National Accord must protect journalists says RSF

By Libya Herald staff.Tunis, 2 July, 2016:Condemning continued violence against journalists in Libya, the international organisation Reporters Without...

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Kidnaps in Tripoli continue with journalist among latest victims
Nov 11 Michel Cousins

Kidnaps in Tripoli continue with journalist among latest victims

By Saber Ayyub.Tripoli, 11 November 2015:A civil society activist and journalist as well as the manager of the Waddan hotel were among the latest peop...

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Oct 15 Nigel Ash

Media freedom study damns Libya’s “repressive” legal framework

By Libya Herald Reporters.Tunis,  15 October 2015:Libya has been lambasted for a legal system that is ambiguous in its treatment of abuses against the...

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Libya TV claims website crashed by hackers
Jan 7 Newsdesk1

Libya TV claims website crashed by hackers

By Ajnadin Mustafa.Tripoli, 5 January 2015:The government in Beida has denied that it was responsible for the website of Libya TV crashing.  The stati...

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Nov 21 Newsdesk2

Libyan editor receives prison sentence in defamation trial: miscarriage of justice claimed

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 21 November 2014:Human Rights Watch (HRW), Reporters without Borders and civil liberties groups have vehemently condemn...

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France 24 closes Tripoli bureau after threats
Nov 19 Michel Cousins

France 24 closes Tripoli bureau after threats

By Libya Herald staff.Tunis, 19 November 2014:The French broadcasting organisation France 24 has closed its bureau in Tripoli and pulled out its staff...

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