Following demonstrations, shootings at and injuries of protesters, Libya’s eastern government tenders its resignation to parliament head
Sep 14 Sami Zaptia

Following demonstrations, shootings at and injuries of protesters, Libya’s eastern government tenders its resignation to parliament head

By Sami Zaptia.London, 14 September 2020:Following three days of consecutive demonstrations in a number of eastern cities in which roads were blocked,...

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Eastern Libya demonstrators shot at, burn state buildings
Sep 13 Sami Zaptia

Eastern Libya demonstrators shot at, burn state buildings

By Sami Zaptia.London, 13 September 2020:Demonstrations continued and spread in eastern Libya over the last three days.Besides the now usual burning o...

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Power cuts in eastern Libya, protestors react
Sep 11 Sami Zaptia

Power cuts in eastern Libya, protestors react

By Sami Zaptia.London, 11 September 2020:Lengthy power cuts continued in eastern Libya for the third consecutive day yesterday. The cuts come as the w...

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Demonstrations in east Libya mirror their western and southern counterparts
Sep 11 Sami Zaptia

Demonstrations in east Libya mirror their western and southern counterparts

By Sami Zaptia.London, 11 September 2020:There were reports of demonstrations in eastern Libya, specifically in numerous areas of Benghazi, yesterday....

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Sep 11 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli government aligned forces violently quell peaceful protests, arbitrarily detain and torture: HRW

By Sami Zaptia.London, 11 September 2020:Armed groups in Tripoli linked with Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) us...

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Arrest of cable thieves in Khoms draws wide public abhorrence
Sep 7 Sami Zaptia

Arrest of cable thieves in Khoms draws wide public abhorrence

By Sami Zaptia.London, 7 September 2020:The Interior Ministry of Libya’s internationally recognized Libyan government based in Tripoli announced yeste...

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Interior Ministry identifies shooter at demonstrators, refers him to Attorney General
Aug 30 Sami Zaptia

Interior Ministry identifies shooter at demonstrators, refers him to Attorney General

By Sami Zaptia.London, 30 August 2020:The Faiez Serraj-aligned Interior Ministry based in Tripoli and led by Fathi Bashagha announced last Friday (28...

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Aug 29 Sami Zaptia

With demonstrations and political unrest: UNSMIL urges calm, respect for rule of law and right to peaceful demonstration

By Sami Zaptia.London, 29 August 2020:Following last week's unauthorised demonstrations against deteriorating living conditions in several Libyan citi...

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Aug 27 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL dismayed by LNA aligned militias halting Traghen elections

By Sami Zaptia.London, 27 August 2020:UNSMIL expressed its dismay by the halting of last Tuesday’s Traghen council elections by Libyan National Army (...

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Aug 27 Sami Zaptia

In light of anti-government demonstrations, UNSMIL holds meeting with Libyan activists

By Sami Zaptia.London, 27 August 2020:In light of the anti-government demonstrations by Libyans that started on Sunday across a number of cities inclu...

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