UN human rights chief rails against attacks on activists, human rights defenders and journalists
Oct 14 Callum Paton

UN human rights chief rails against attacks on activists, human rights defenders and journalists

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 14 October 2014:The targeted assassinations of activist such as Tawfik Ben Saud, Sami Al-Kawafi and Salwa Bugaighis hav...

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Benghazi mourns as yet another high-profile activist is slain in the city
Sep 20 Callum Paton

Benghazi mourns as yet another high-profile activist is slain in the city

By Noora Ibrahim. Benghazi, 20 September 2014: Benghazi has been in mourning today following the killing of prominent  18-year-old blogger and activ...

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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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US Ambassador speaks at memorial service for Salwa Bugaighis
Jul 11 Newsdesk2

US Ambassador speaks at memorial service for Salwa Bugaighis

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 11 July 2014:US Ambassador to Libya Deborah K. Jones has honoured the murdered activist Salwa Bugaighis  at a memorial...

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Jun 28 Michel Cousins

Opinion: The assassination of Salwa Bugaighis in Benghazi – a blow to Human Rights in Libya

By David Hammond, UK Counsel to the Libyan National Council for Civil Liberties and Human Rights London. On Thursday 26 June 2014, Libya suffered on...

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Jun 27 Callum Paton

Witness to Bugaighis murder dies in mysterious circumstances; body shows signs of torture

By Aimen Amzein and Noora Ibrahim. Benghazi, 27 June 2014: An Egyptian gardener who was reported as having been shot in the leg in the moments leadi...

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Hundreds of mourners gather for the funeral of Salwa Bugaighis
Jun 27 Callum Paton

Hundreds of mourners gather for the funeral of Salwa Bugaighis

By Moutaz Ahmed. Benghazi, 27 June 2014: Between 400 and 500 mourners gathered at Benghazi’s Hawari cemetery today to bury human rights activist Sal...

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Jun 27 Michel Cousins

Libyan government condemns Bugaighis killing

By Libya Herald staff.Salwa BugaighisTripoli, 27 June 2014:The government has issued a statement bitterly condemning the assassination of human rights...

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A Voice of Courage Stilled in Libya: A tribute to Salwa Bugaighis
Jun 27 Michel Cousins

A Voice of Courage Stilled in Libya: A tribute to Salwa Bugaighis

Human Rights Watch issued this tribute to Salwa Bugaighis. We republish it.By Peter Bouckaert.Salwa BugaighisTripoli, 27 June 2014:The Libyan lawyer a...

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Jun 27 Callum Paton

Operation Dignity promises strong response to murder of Salwa Bugaighis

By Noora Ibrahim. Benghazi, 27 June 2014: Operation Dignity, forces loyal to General Khalifa Hafter, have promised swift vengeance for the brutal sl...

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