Misrata Local Council requests release of 140 prisoners
By George Grant. Only a fraction of the thousands of prisoners being held in Libyan jails since the end of ...
Tag: Misrata
Summary of this week’s official government press conference
Nasser Al-Mana, the Libyan government's official spokesperson at Thursday's press conference By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 4 August: Last week’s ...
Misrata journalists released from Bani Walid in exchange for handover of “Qaddafi loyalists”
By George Grant. Tripoli, 15 July: The two Misratan journalists captured in Bani Walid last Sunday have been released and ...
Journalists “still being held” in Bani Walid as more Misratans reported captured
By George Grant. Tripoli, 14 July: Security forces at Bir Dufan. Three Misratans from the government's Libya Shield brigade passed ...
Bani Walid invasion force goes missing as Libya Herald visits frontline at Bir Dufan
By George Grant. Bir Dufan, 13 July: Just 25 men and a dozen armoured 4x4s were found at Bir Dufan, ...
Midnight deadline passes for release of captured journalists in Bani Walid with no sign of movement from either side
By George Grant. Tripoli, 13 July: The midnight deadline for the release of two Misrata-based journalists held in Bani Walid ...
NTC warns it will “take all necessary measures” to secure release of journalists held in Bani Walid
By Hadi Fornaji. Tripoli, 11 July: NTC Chairman Mustafa Abdul Jalil has called on the captors of two Misrata-based journalists ...
Media star Suleiman Dogha kidnapped – and released – after spat with Misratans
Misrata, 20 June: The renowned media personality Suleiman Dogha was kidnapped earlier today by a brigade belonging to the Misrata ...
Misrata Supreme Security Committee responds to UNSMIL concerns
Tripoli, 2 May: In response to the torture allegations raised on Tuesday by the United Nations Support Mission In Libya ...
UNSMIL calls on Libyan Government to hold to account those responsible for deaths in custody and torture of detainees
Tripoli, 1 May: The United Nations Support Mission In Libya (UNSMIL) has raised concerns with the Libyan authorities regarding the ...
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