May 4 Sami Zaptia

On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day: Government to grant annual journalism award and monitor media quality

By Sami Zaptia.(Photo: Notacrime.me/iran).London, 4 May 2021:  On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day yesterday, Libya’s prime minister Abd Alhami...

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Press freedom NGOs call on Serraj to rescind Libya media restrictions
Aug 9 Sami Zaptia

Press freedom NGOs call on Serraj to rescind Libya media restrictions

By Sami Zaptia.London, 9 August 2018:The international press freedom NGO, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Libyan Centre for Freedom of Press (...

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RSF and Libyan Centre for Freedom of Press sign cooperation agreement
Aug 1 Sami Zaptia

RSF and Libyan Centre for Freedom of Press sign cooperation agreement

By Sami Zaptia.London, 1 August 2018:Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Libyan Centre for Freedom of Press (LCFP) announced yesterday that they h...

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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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Failed attempt to kill journalist in Beida
Apr 16 Nigel Ash

Failed attempt to kill journalist in Beida

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 16 April 2016:Former TV presenter  Mohammed Umtalal survived an attempted assassination in Beida today.Details of t...

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Nov 19 Michel Cousins

HoR’s second Al-Wataniya channel to broadcast from Tunis

By Libya Herald staff.Tunis, 19 November 2014:Libya’s House of Representatives (HoR) and its Abdullah Thinni government are set to launch its second A...

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Journalist released in Tripoli after being kidnapped for second time
Oct 25 Callum Paton

Journalist released in Tripoli after being kidnapped for second time

By Libya Herald staff.  Tripoli, 25 October 2014: TV  journalist Muad Al-Tlaib, who is the son of a member of the Constitutional Drafting Assembly (...

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Rasmiya back on air as media wars heat up
Sep 4 Michel Cousins

Rasmiya back on air as media wars heat up

By  Ajnadin Mustafa and Farah Waleed.Tripoli/Benghazi,  4 September 2014:Libya Al-Rasmiya TV was reported this morning to be broadcasting again on a n...

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May 7 Sami Zaptia

Freedom of information under constant attack in Libya - RWB

Tripoli, 7 May 2014:Reporters Without Borders says that it "is dismayed and alarmed by the constant threats to journalists in Libya, who have to work...

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Apr 25 Callum Paton

UN workshop facilitates communication between the media and security officials.

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 25 April 2014:A workshop organised by UNESCO, UNSMIL, and the NGO Search for Common Ground, this week looked to open li...

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