Release jailed newspaper editor says press NGO
Apr 1 thomwestcott

Release jailed newspaper editor says press NGO

Tripoli, 1 April 2013:Reporters Without Borders (RWB) has added its voice to calls for the release of newspaper editor Amara Hassan Al-Khatabi, who ha...

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Mar 31 Nigel Ash

Justice Ministry seized by SSC; minister and staff ejected

By Nihal Zaroug.Tripoli, 31 March 2013:The Ministry of Justice was surrounded this morning by members of the Supreme Security Committee in charge of t...

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Mar 20 Michel Cousins

Libyan human rights group calls for Khatabi to be released

Tripoli, 20 March 2013:The Libyan Human Rights Observatory had called on the judicial authorities on Monday to release Amara Hassan Al-Khatabi, the ed...

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Mar 5 Michel Cousins

Justice Minister wants Libyan journalist to be released on bail

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab. Justice Minister Salah Marghani (Photo: George Grant)Tripoli, 5 March 2013:The Justice Minister says he has asked the Attorney...

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Canada backs Libya on justice
Feb 10 thomwestcott

Canada backs Libya on justice

Tripoli, 10 February 2013:Canada has responded to the government’s own concerns about justice by pledging support for Libya’s development of the rule...

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Justice Minister regrets slow progress
Feb 6 thomwestcott

Justice Minister regrets slow progress

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 6 February 2013:The Minister of Justice, Salah Marghani, today admitted the slow progress made by the new government, and exp...

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No progress with detention centres, says HRW
Feb 6 thomwestcott

No progress with detention centres, says HRW

Tripoli, 5 February 2013:Libya has made no progress with regard to detention centres in the last year, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).“The gove...

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Dec 21 Michel Cousins

Stop Jalil's military trial demands Human Rights Watch

Tripoli, 21 December:The upcoming trial of the former National Transitional Council chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil in a military court must be scrapped,...

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UN representative urges reconciliation in Libya
Dec 12 Michel Cousins

UN representative urges reconciliation in Libya

Tripoli, 12 December:The two-day conference on truth-seeking and reconciliation in Libya  — “Truth and Reconciliation in Libya: the Way Forward” — whi...

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Libyan human rights activist honoured with prestigious award
Aug 10 Nigel Ash

Libyan human rights activist honoured with prestigious award

Salah Marghani - "revealing the truth"By Tom Westcott. Tripoli, 11 August: Human Rights Watch (HRW) has honoured one of its key informants during...

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