At a Tripoli press conference Sunday, the head of the Libyan Media Foundation, Mohamed Baiyu, declared the decision by the Tripoli Audit Bureau to suspend him from his role as a precautionary measure as null and void. He called the act an arbitrary measure due to the lack of capacity …
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Libya’s state media unified as a television and radio network: TAL
Libya’s state media network of television and radio channels are to be reorganized, unified and rebranded under the acronym: TAL
Read More »Administrative Control reverses Sarraj decision to establish media institution
The Administrative Control Authority has reversed the decision of the Presidential Council (PC) to establish the Libyan Media Foundation and the assignment of Muhammad Ba’ayo as head of the institution, saying the decision was issued unilaterally and thus is contrary to the political agreement.
Read More »20 entities urge electoral commission to end partnership with Libyan Media Institution
Over 20 Libyan organizations have called on the High National Elections Commission to end partnership with the Libyan Media Institution as it is headed by Mohammed Bayo who is also a head of a political party, saying this could affect neutrality.
Read More »Stoking Conflict by Keystroke: New Facebook takedowns expose networks of Russian-linked assets targeting Libya, Sudan, Syria, and the Central African Republic
Today Facebook announced the takedown of three separate networks that targeted communities across Africa. Facebook shared the assets with the Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO) and Graphika before they were suspended. SIO collaborated with colleagues at Graphika on two reports analyzing these networks, both of which we published today.
Read More »Millions spent on Saddam Haftar’s extravagant wedding
Libyan news outlets reported that Saddam Haftar spent over 13 million Libyan dinars (what equates to nearly 10 million dollars) on gifts for poets that praised him and his tribe during his wedding which was held in the West of Ajdabiya city.
Read More »Media and CSO activists call for civil democratic state from LPDF
Several media organizations, journalists and human rights activists called on participants of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) in Tunisia, to reach a final, inclusive solution to the Libyan crisis to build a civil, democratic state in which the citizens enjoy social justice and equal rights, free from any violations …
Read More »Head of Serraj Media Organization released by militias
Mohamed Omar Baiyu, Head of the Tripoli-based Libyan Media Organization, was released yesterday. In a social media post, he said his arrest was ‘‘a misunderstanding’’.
Read More »Armed group attacks Agilah Saleh’s media advisor in Benghazi
Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR) announced on Thursday that Agilah Saleh’s media advisor, Abdul Hamid Al-Safi, came under armed attack on Tuesday while he was in Benghazi.
Read More »Libya: UN condemns arrest of media authority chief
The United Nations on Thursday condemned the “unlawful arrest” of the head of Libya’s government media authority demanding “his immediate and unconditional release”.
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