Feb 2 Michel Cousins

Breakfast breakout from Swani Road jail

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.Tripoli, 2 February 2014:Fifty-five prisoners escaped yesterday from the Bawabat Al-Jibs prison on Tripoli’s Swani Road when the...

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Nov 30 Nigel Ash

Vendetta jailbreak in Sebha highlights fragile securit​y in Libyan prisons

By Houda Mzioudet.Tripoli, 30 November 2013:Around 50 prisoners escaped from Sebha Central Prison on Thursday night/Friday morning, Issa Bossifi, form...

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Guards open fire to foil Ain Zara prison break
Aug 26 Michel Cousins

Guards open fire to foil Ain Zara prison break

 By Aimen Eljali and Ashraf Abdul-Wahab.A shot of inside the prison  taken last yearTripoli, 26 August 2013:An attempt by a group of armed men posing...

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Did the SSC Tripoli really hand over control of Mitiga prison to army ?
Jul 12 Nigel Ash

Did the SSC Tripoli really hand over control of Mitiga prison to army ?

Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli 12 July 2013:There is confusion that  the Mitiga Airbase prison, officially handed over with much ceremony at the end of la...

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Prison chief murdered in Tripoli
Jun 25 Michel Cousins

Prison chief murdered in Tripoli

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Wissam Ismail Smeida Tripoli, 25 June 2013:The head of Al-Ruiymi prison in Ain Zara, was assassinated this morning.Wissam Ismail...

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Prison guard "smuggled" phone to Senussi
Feb 22 Nigel Ash

Prison guard "smuggled" phone to Senussi

By Ashraf Wahab.Tripoli, 22 February 2013:A guard at the Tripoli prison where Abdullah Senussi is being held has been arrested and charged with smuggl...

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Saif Al-Islam charged with trying to escape
Jan 17 Nigel Ash

Saif Al-Islam charged with trying to escape

By Hadi FornajiTripoli, 17 JanuarySaif Al-Islam faced new charges in Zintan today.Taha Bara, the official spokesman for the Attorney-general, confirme...

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Apr 26 Michel Cousins

Benghazi jail break thwarted

Benghazi, 26 April:Benghazi’s main jail in Kuwafiyah was attacked early this evening, Thurday, by an armed group trying to storm the prison and releas...

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