by Client Client | Jul 14, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 14 July, Al Bayda Appeals Court sentenced 37 people to prison on charges of human trafficking after being convicted of causing the death of 11 illegal migrants, with sentences ranging from one year to life imprisonment.
by Client Client | Jul 13, 2023 | International actors
On 13 July, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said it was ‘deeply disturbed’ by the ‘continued abductions, arbitrary arrests, and disappearances of citizens and public figures by various security actors in Libya’, specifically citing the detention...
by Client Client | Jul 11, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 11 July, the Government of National Unity’s (GNU) Internal Security Agency (ISA) detained former Finance Minister and candidate to be the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) governor Faraj Boumtari on his arrival at Mitiga airport and took him to an undisclosed location....
by Client Client | Jul 11, 2023 | Libyan actors
On 11 July, it was announced that Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar has decided to establish a ‘Chief of Staff of the Security Units’, directly subordinate to the LNA General Command. He assigned his son Khalid Haftar to assume this position. The...
by Client Client | Jul 10, 2023 | International actors
On 10 July, European rescue group SOS Mediterranee issued a statement condemning the Libyan coastguard for firing shots ‘in close proximity’ to their rescue operation, in which the crew had picked up 11 survivors of a shipwreck in international waters off the Libyan...