A photograph of Mourad Allafi hangs in the family farmhouse in western Libya three years after he was found in a mass grave. His father wants his killers dead.
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Attorney General’s Office calls for releasing Hannibal Gaddafi, handing him over to Libya
The Libyan Attorney General, Al-Siddiq Al-Sour, called on Lebanese authorities to release Hannibal Gaddafi, the son of Muammar Gaddafi, and to hand him over to Libya. Hannibal Gaddafi was arrested in Lebanon in 2015, on charges of concealing information about the fate of Imam Musa Al-Sadr.
Fezzan Groups Voice Opposition to Potential Migrant Settlement Plans Stemming from Rome Conference
The Fezzan Coalition, a group of civil society organizations and activists from the Fezzan region of southwest Libya, has issued a statement today rejecting any project or agreement that aims to locally integrate illegal migrants discussed at the Rome Conference on Development and Migration.
Libyan, international NGOs provide aid for 400 stranded migrants at Libyan-Tunisian border
The Libyan Red Crescent, International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UNICEF provided yesterday life-saving humanitarian relief for 400 stranded migrants at the Libyan-Tunisian border, IOM said today.
The War on Freedoms in Libya
Over the past year, there has been a troubling increase in attacks by armed groups, security forces affiliated with the Ministry of the Interior, and internal security on civic organizations, activists, journalists, and citizens exercising their rights to freedom of speech and assembly.
Amnesty calls for release of professor detained by Haftar- backed authorities in Benghazi
Amnesty International has officially documented the kidnapping of Professor Belkacem Eljard by the so-called Internal Security Agency operating under the Haftar-backed authorities in Benghazi.
Arab rights group urges help for rescued migrants near Libya
An Arab rights group called Monday for international help for around 360 sub-Saharan migrants who Libyan authorities say were rescued after having been abandoned in the desert by Tunisian police on the border with Libya.
Oilfields partially resume after ex-official released in Libya
Production at Libya’s Sharara and al-Fil oilfields has resumed after being shut down as part of a protest against the arrest of a former finance minister, according to officials.
NGOs denounce Libyan coastguard opening fire during migrant rescue
The NGO SOS Méditerranée and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) denounced on Monday the shooting of the Libyan coast guard during a rescue operation.
Libyan forces fired at two rescue ships carrying migrants
The Libyan coastguard reportedly fired multiple times at two rescue boats of the NGO SOS Mediterranée in international waters, endangering the lives of dozens of migrants and crew members.