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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.