Extremist militias are undermining Libya’s efforts to improve prison conditions, the top human rights figure in the country says.
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Libya prisons ‘worse than time of Kadhafi’
Extremist militias are undermining Libya’s efforts to improve prison conditions, the top human rights figure in the country says.
Libya violence kills 643 people in 2013: parliament
TRIPOLI, January 23, 2014 (AFP) – Violence in Libya killed 643 people last year, amid a sharp rise in crime, according to a parliamentary report that laments a lack of effective policing in the increasingly lawless North African country.
Libya's Meftah Daouadi killed in Tunisia plane crash
A former Islamist fighter who joined Libya’s government was among 11 people killed when a Libyan military plane crashed in Tunisia, officials say.
Libya’s Meftah Daouadi killed in Tunisia plane crash
A former Islamist fighter who joined Libya’s government was among 11 people killed when a Libyan military plane crashed in Tunisia, officials say.
Libya elects constitution-drafting panel
Libyans headed to the polls on Thursday (February 20th) to select members of the constitution drafting committee.
Elections in Obari halted after polling stations attacked; 71 stations across Libya closed, 95% open
The elections in the southern town of Obari for the Constitutional Committee were suspended today when at least two of the polling centres was stormed and set on fire. There are reports that two or three more stations were attacked as well. Other polling centres in the area then closed as …
Qaaqaa leader Othman Milaiqtah seriously injured; assassination attempt alleged
Othman Milaiqtah, the commander of the Qaaqaa Brigade, has been gravely injured late this afternoon in what is variously being called an assassination attempt or a car accident.
Voters Head for Polls on New Constitution
[UN News]Polling stations are open today across most of Libya in elections that the top United Nations official in the country say is an opportunity for voters to have their voice heard and contribute to a new State’s constitution.
Polling stations open across the country
A voter casts his ballot in Tripoli’s Al-Batata district (Photo: Ahmed Elumami)