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On International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, UNSMIL called on Libyan authorities to fully investigate and prosecute crimes against journalists and media workers.
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The correspondent of the Saudi Arabia-run TV channel Al-Arabiya, Muhammad Masoud, was assaulted and beaten by militiamen affiliated with Khalifa Haftar in the eastern city of Tobruk on Monday.
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The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has strongly condemned the attack on news reporter Mabrouka Al-Mismari, in Benghazi, as she was subjected to verbal and physical assault and her camera was broken.
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A source from Benghazi city confirmed the release of journalist Siraj Al-Maqsabi, after more than 30 days of being kidnapped by Haftar's forces in Benghazi.
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The General Press Authority denounced on Monday the kidnapping of a journalist named Siraj Al-Maqsabi in Benghazi city.
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Libyan photojournalist Ismail Bouzreba was released from a prison in Benghazi on Saturday, following a detention period of practically three years.
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According to ‘Reporters Without Borders’, Libya has been ranked 165th in 2021, which is at the lower end of the list for the World Press Freedom Index 2021, which assesses the state of press freedom in 180 countries annually.
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The Guardian said the family of a British-based photographer, killed in 2011 by pro-Gaddafi forces during Libyan revolution, has launched a campaign to pressure Libya's Government of National Unity (GNU) to investigate
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