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Security forces in west Libya arrested 72 out of 151 prisoners who escaped from Mellitah prison near Zuwara city, after an armed riot last Monday. The prison break led also t to the death of one prison guard.
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The Permanent Committee to Follow-up on the Conditions and Cases of Libyan Prisoners Abroad of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has visited Algeria.
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Chairman of the permanent committee to follow up on the Libyan prisoners abroad at the Foreign Ministry, Muhammad Zaidan, held a meeting Saturday in Rome with Libya's Ambassador to Italy Omar Al-Tarhouni to discuss the
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The Presidential Council (PC) has confirmed the release of Naji Harir, a senior official in the Gaddafi regime and former commander of Gaddafi’s Mohamed Al-Maqrif brigade.
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The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has welcomed the release on Sunday of eight captives being held in the eastern region within the framework of the Joint Military Committee 5+5 agreement.
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The Libyan Army said Sunday that Khalifa Haftar's forces had released eight civilians who come from the western region.
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The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has welcomed the recent release of 17 detainees, all civilians abducted by warlord Haftar’s armed groups during the war on Tripoli.
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29 prisoners escaped from the notorious, east-based Gernada prison on Friday after a riot incident, security sources have confirmed.
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