The United Nations Human Rights Office on Oct. 14 expressed concern over Turkey’s adoption of legal measures “that risk substantially curtailing freedom of expression in the country.” One day earlier, the Turkish parliament passed a package of laws that could… Read moreInternet censorship laws advance worldwide
Authorities in Libya announced Oct. 2 that they had discovered a mass grave containing 42 bodies in Sirte, a city that was once the so-called Islamic State’s capital in the country. Libya’s Missing Persons Authority said the bodies were found… Read moreMass grave unearthed in Libya
Heavy fighting broke out in Libya’s capital city of Tripoli on Aug. 27, killing at least 32 people and raising concerns of a return to all-out war. Civilians were reportedly among those killed and injured in the clashes between forces… Read moreLibya: new fighting between rival governments
A court in Nador, Morocco, on July 20 sentenced 33 migrants, mostly from Sudan and South Sudan, to 11 months behind bars for “illegal entry” into the country and “disobedience.” The 33 are among the hundreds who on June 24 attempted to enter Spain’s… Read moreMorocco: Melilla massacre survivors get prison
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on July 4 released a report containing evidence of mass graves in the Libyan city of Tarhuna, southeast of Tripoli. The report estimates there could be as many as 100 undiscovered mass… Read moreUN releases evidence of mass graves in Libya
A report to the Security Council by a panel of UN human rights experts finds that foreign fighters and private military companies are responsible for grave abuses in Libya—especially naming Russia’s Wagner Group. The report was classified “confidential,” but a copy was leaked… Read moreRussian mercenaries accused in Libya atrocities
A May 4 report from Amnesty International finds that a militia funded and backed by Libya’s Tripoli-based Government of National Unity is responsible for a litany of crimes, including unlawful killings, torture, rape, forced labor, and the interception and return… Read moreLibya: militia accused of grave abuses against migrants
International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim AA Khan on April 28 revealed a new strategy for the ongoing investigation into the situation in Libya to the UN Security Council. The ICC investigation focuses on accusations of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in… Read moreICC reveals Libya investigation strategy
On Feb. 10, Libya’s eastern-based parliament chose a new prime minister for the country, former interior minister Fathi Bashagha. The only problem… Libya already has an interim prime minister: Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, who was chosen by a UN-led process to head the… Read moreLibya’s two prime ministers
Tunisian President Kais Saied officially dissolved the Supreme Judicial Council on Feb. 6, sending police to seal the chamber where the body meets. The Council’s head, Youssef Bouzakher, called the dissolution “illegal,” and said it is aimed at bringing Tunisia’s jurists under control… Read moreTunisia: president dissolves Supreme Judicial Council
More than 600 asylum-seekers and migrants were detained on Jan. 10 when Libyan security forces cleared a protest encampment in front of an aid center run by the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, in the capital city of Tripoli. The… Read moreMigrant protest camp broken up in Libya
Tunisia’s former president Moncef Marzouki was sentenced in absentia to four years in prison by the Tunis Court of First Instance on Dec. 21. Marzouki was convicted of “undermining the external security of the State,” according to Tunisia’s national press agency. Marzouki served… Read moreTunisia: political crisis deepens
