Lack of media coverage compounds violence in Libya
Increasingly, information in and about Libya is colored by the conflicting narratives of warring parties rather than based on facts investigated and confirmed by professional reporters.
Staff of Al-Barka TV in Libya found dead
The team of five had been kidnapped last August at a fake ISIS-Libya check-point while returning from filming the opening session of the newly elected Libyan parliament. Their bodies were found this morning outside the city of Bayda.
Libya’s journalists assaulted, kidnapped, and killed with impunity
“This is a very dangerous time to be a journalist in Libya,” said Joe Stork, deputy Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch. “Too many journalists in post-Gaddafi Libya face a situation where saying what you think can get you killed.”
Libyan editor’s harsh conviction blow to free speech
A Libyan criminal court imposes a five-year prison term on Al-Ummah newspaper editor Amara al-Khatabi for allegedly defaming public officials.
Libya remains extremely dangerous for journalists
Libya’s journalists are still among the leading victims of the political turmoil and violence that have been a constant ever since Col. Gaddafi’s overthrow in the 2011 revolution.
Two Tunisian journalists held for over two weeks in Libya
This is the second time that Tunisian journalists Sofiene Chourabi and Nadhir Ktari have been kidnapped this month.
Teenage activists among those killed in Libya’s “Black Friday” assassinations
The latest killings raise the total number of seemingly politically motivated assassinations to at least 250 in Benghazi and nearby Derna in 2014 alone.
Gunmen storm Libyan TV station, kidnap its employees
On 24 August 2014, militias affiliated with the Fajr Libya coalition stormed the headquarters of Alassema TV in Tripoli, damaged its property, and abducted its employees.
Two journalists and three media workers abducted in Libya
At least two journalists and three media workers affiliated with the privately owned Albarqa TV station were abducted at a checkpoint in the eastern Libyan city of Tobruk on 11 August 2014.
Libya’s Alassema TV suffers several attacks; journalists abducted
Alassema TV is known for its criticism of Islamist political groups in Libya, particularly the Muslim Brotherhood.
A voice of courage stilled in Libya: A tribute to Salwa Bughaighis
On 25 June, following countless threats against her and her family, Salwa Bughaighis was killed, shortly after voting in Libya’s parliamentary election.
Woman journalist found with throat cut in southern Libya
Naseeb Miloud Karfana, a TV journalist based in the southern city of Sabha, was murdered on Thursday 29 May. Her body was found together with her fiancé’s in the city’s northern Al-Hay Al-Jadida district.
Prominent editor-in-chief shot dead in Libya
The murder of Miftah Bouzeid, editor in chief of Burniq newspaper, in Benghazi is the second killing of a journalist in Libya this year.
News providers again at heart of Libyan security chaos
News providers have a fundamental role to play in the new Libya, especially in the overall process of building a viable and democratic state for the long term. Violence against media personnel must be stopped without delay.
Freedom of information under constant attack in Libya
In Libya, carrying a camera, hosting a TV programme or writing an article is enough reason to arouse the suspicions of various armed groups, and possibly violent reactions.
Journalists in Libya exposed to abductions and arrests
There are no signs that the Libyan authorities are taking any measures to curb abuses committed against journalists in Libya. The media are being targeted more than ever in the constant political and security crises rocking the country.