The General Authority for the Search and Identification of Missing Persons has revealed that 278 bodies were recovered from mass graves and individual graves in the city of Tarhuna during the year of 2021, 109 of which were identified after conducting DNA tests.
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Three illegal immigrants died in Maya detention center
The Libyan Crimes Watch (LCW) has reported the death of three illegal immigrants of Moroccan nationality in an immigration detention center in the Maya region, west of Tripoli.
Libya: Haftar plane ‘lands in Israel’ for a two-hour visit
A plane belonging to Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar landed briefly in Tel Aviv on Thursday, according to an Israeli news report.
Report: Cairo hosts meeting for Libyan military factions in presence of Saddam Haftar
Al-Araby Al-Jadeed website has reported Egyptian sources close to the committee concerned with the Libyan file, without naming them, as saying that a meeting for a number of leaders of Libyan military factions and leaders of tribes from east Libya was held in Cairo in the presence of Khalifa Haftar’s …
HRW World Report 2022: Rights Trends in Libya
After five months of UN-brokered political talks between Libyan stakeholders, the country’s House of Representatives swore in on March 15 a new interim authority, the Government of National Unity (GNU).
How Libya’s Fragile Unity Is Being Tested by Election
Libya’s decision to postpone a landmark presidential vote has damaged efforts to rebuild a nation riven by conflict since the overthrow of strongman Moammar Al Qaddafi a decade ago. Foreign powers that waged a proxy war there still appear to support a transition to democracy. But the delay has weakened …
Refugees with ‘stab wounds and beating marks separated from children’ after Tripoli crackdown, says MSF
People had “stab wounds, beating marks and [were] separated from children” after more than 600 people were attacked and detained by Libyan authorities in Tripoli on Monday morning, says Gabriele Ganci, head of MSF mission in Libya.
Dbeibah orders immediate opening of closed oilfields
Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah has ordered the immediate opening of the Sharara, El-Feel, al-Wafa, and Hamada fields, which were closed by a group affiliated with the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) last month.
Hundreds of migrants and refugees attacked and detained by Libyan authorities
More than 600 migrants, refugees and asylum seekers were attacked and detained by Libyan authorities in front of a former community development centre in Tripoli on Monday morning.
Libya leaders hold second meeting to discuss military unification
Libya’s Chief of General Staff Muhammad Al-Haddad met on Saturday with acting general commander of the eastern-based Libyan National Army, Abdel Razek Al-Nadori, in the northern coastal city of Sirte and discussed efforts to unify the country’s military.