UNSMIL welcomes recent release of several detainees – calls for immediate release of hundreds of others across Libya
Mar 30 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL welcomes recent release of several detainees – calls for immediate release of hundreds of others across Libya

‎The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomed yesterday the recent release of a number of detainees, including some referred to in it...

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UNSMIL alarmed by wave of arbitrary arrests across Libya
Mar 23 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL alarmed by wave of arbitrary arrests across Libya

In a statement released yesterday,UNSMIL said it was alarmed by the wave of arbitrary arrest and detentions across Libya by law enforcement and securi...

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There is an urgent need for progress in Libya: Rosemary DiCarlo
Feb 20 Sami Zaptia

There is an urgent need for progress in Libya: Rosemary DiCarlo

In her remarks to the Security Council on the situation in Libya yesterday, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary D...

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Libya ranked 143 out of 180 in the RSF Freedom of Media Index for 2024
Feb 19 Sami Zaptia

Libya ranked 143 out of 180 in the RSF Freedom of Media Index for 2024

Libya is ranked 143 out of 180 in the RSF Freedom of Media Index for 2024. It is six places up from last year’s ranking of 149. Eritrea is ranked 180...

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Libya's Internal Security Agency refutes and condemns parts of UN Experts Report on illegal detentions
Feb 5 Sami Zaptia

Libya's Internal Security Agency refutes and condemns parts of UN Experts Report on illegal detentions

In a live press conference held in Tripoli today, Libya’s Internal Security Agency (ISA) refuted and condemned parts of the leaked (Arabic language ve...

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ICC issues arrest warrant against Osama Njeem for crimes against humanity, war crimes – Njeem briefly arrested in Italy, freed and transported to Tripoli – without ICC’s approval
Jan 22 Sami Zaptia

ICC issues arrest warrant against Osama Njeem for crimes against humanity, war crimes – Njeem briefly arrested in Italy, freed and transported to Tripoli – without ICC’s approval

The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced today that it had issued an arrest warrant on 18 January against Osama Elmasry Njeem for alleged crim...

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UNSMIL facilitates Libyan militia DDR discussion event
Nov 21 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL facilitates Libyan militia DDR discussion event

UNSMIL reported today that on 18 November, in a working group meeting, it brought together Libyan institutions, civil society organizations from acros...

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Inauguration of a training centre for the Border Guard service of the Libyan Ministry of Defence in Sabrata
Oct 14 Sami Zaptia

Inauguration of a training centre for the Border Guard service of the Libyan Ministry of Defence in Sabrata

A training centre for the border guard service of the Libyan Ministry of Defence was opened in Sabrata yesterday, the European Union in Libya reported...

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Lack of accountability and impunity for Tarhuna human rights violations risk fuelling more instability and further division in Libya
Aug 31 Sami Zaptia

Lack of accountability and impunity for Tarhuna human rights violations risk fuelling more instability and further division in Libya

A UN report published yesterday warned that the continued lack of accountability and years of impunity enjoyed by those behind the human rights violat...

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16 African, Mediterranean and European states participate in Tripoli’s Trans Mediterranean Migration Forum
Jul 19 Sami Zaptia

16 African, Mediterranean and European states participate in Tripoli’s Trans Mediterranean Migration Forum

With the aim of strengthening international cooperation on the issue, ‎16 African, Mediterranean and European states and 12 international and regional...

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