The picture of a 19-year-old’s body hanging lifeless from the ceiling in one of the halls-cum-dorms of the Ain Zara detention centre, south of Libya’s capital, Tripoli, is the latest evidence of the human cost of the country’s detention centres.
Libya protesters storm parliament building in Tobruk
Protesters stormed Libya’s parliament building in the eastern city of Tobruk, demonstrating against …
Rival Libyan officials hold UN-led election talks in Switzerland
Two senior Libyan officials began two days of talks on constitutional arrangements for elections, th…
‘Slavery, rape, torture’: Libya threatened by foreign fighters
Libya faces a serious security threat from foreign fighters and private military companies, especial…
The Guardian: UN investigators say Wagner Group fighters did not mark mines’ positions and may have rigged bomb to teddy bear
Russian mercenaries in Libya systematically broke international law by laying mines in civilian area…
Libya: Landmines, Other War Hazards, Killing Civilians
At least 130 people, mostly civilians, have been killed by landmines and abandoned or unexploded ord…
Recent News
Foreign Ministry summons Chargé d’Affairs of Egyptian embassy over ill-treatment of Libyans at crossing point
The Foreign Ministry has summoned the Chargé d’Affairs of the Egyptian Embassy to Libya, Tamer Mustafa, to inform him of the ministry’s dissatisfaction with the ill-treatment that the Libyan citizens receive during their entry and exit from Egypt.
Menfi: Ready to adopt proposals that would help break the impasse
The Head of the Presidential Council (PC), Muhammad Menfi, has reiterated the council’s readiness to adopt any proposal that contributes to resolving the political stalemate in Libya.
HoR Speaker, HCS Head accept UN invitation to meet in Geneva on June 28-29
UN Special Advisor on Libya, Stephanie Williams, has confirmed that House of Representatives (HoR) Speaker and High Council of State (HCS) Head had accepted her invitation to meet at UN Office in Geneva on 28-29 June to discuss constitutional framework for Libya elections.
UN “disappointed” by Libyan parties’ failure to agree on elections framework
The United Nations has expressed disappointed after Libya’s House of Representative and High Council of State failed to reach an agreement on constitutional basis for holding national elections in the country.
Libya’s Bashagha says he supports removal of foreign fighters
Libya’s parliament-appointed Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha said on Wednesday his government supported removing all foreign forces and mercenaries from Libya, guided by a committee set up to safeguard a ceasefire after the 2014-2020 conflict.