UNSMIL condemns purported ISIS attack on Hafter military installation in south Libya
Apr 20 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL condemns purported ISIS attack on Hafter military installation in south Libya

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemned the reported car-bomb attack Monday night targeting a military installation in the sout...

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Economic cost of Libyan conflict to present day: LD 783 bn (USD 174 bn) – ESCWA report
Sep 30 Sami Zaptia

Economic cost of Libyan conflict to present day: LD 783 bn (USD 174 bn) – ESCWA report

By Sami Zaptia.London, 30 September 2021:The total cost of Libya’s conflict from its outbreak in 2011 to the present day is estimated at LD 783.4 bill...

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Aug 11 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL condemns Tripoli abduction of Benghazi Cabinet Office head

By Sami Zaptia.London, 11 August 2021:UNSMIL said yesterday that it was deeply concerned about the abduction and disappearance of Rida Fretees, Chief...

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May 18 Sami Zaptia

ICC Prosecutor Bensouda’s Libya statement to UN Security Council

By Sami Zaptia.ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda presented her report on Libya to the UN Security Council yesterday (Photo: ICC).London, 18 May 2021:In he...

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May 8 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL welcomes freeing of prisoners – calls for more arbitrarily held persons to be released

By Sami Zaptia.London, 8 May 2021:  UNSMIL welcomed yesterday the recent release of dozens of detainees by the command of the Khalifa Hafter-led Libya...

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Mar 31 Sami Zaptia

US Libya 2020 Human Rights Practices report cites significant human rights violations

By Sami Zaptia.(Photo: U.S. State Dept).London, 31 March 2021:In its executive summary, the U.S Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor 2020 Libya...

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Mar 1 Sami Zaptia

International Parliament Union calls on eastern Libyan powers for disclosure on fate of ‘‘missing’’ HoR member Siham Segewa

By Sami Zaptia.There has been no news of the disappeared HoR member Siham Sergewa since her kidnapping from her Benghazi home in July 2019 (Photo: Soc...

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Feb 17 Sami Zaptia

Ten years on from Libya’s uprising, Lawyers for Justice in Libya launches fund to protect human rights defenders

By Lawyers for Justice in Libya.London, 17 February 2021: ‘‘17 February 2021 marks a key anniversary for Libya: ten years since the uprising which led...

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Jan 22 Sami Zaptia

Insecurity, displacement and protection risks continued in Libya during 2020: OCHA

By Sami Zaptia.(OCHA).London, 22 January 2021: Reviewing the humanitarian situation in Libya during 2020, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humani...

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Jan 7 Sami Zaptia

UNSMIL welcomes prisoner exchange as part of ceasefire agreement

By Sami Zaptia.London, 7 January 2021: UNSMIL yesterday ‘‘warmly welcomed’’ the news yesterday of an exchange of 35 detainees facilitated by the 5+5 J...

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