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GNC agrees uncompromising law on torture, kidnapping and discrimination

Apr 09 2013
Libya
Source: 
Libia Herald

The GNC today passed tough legislation against torture, kidnapping and discrimination, with a final article mentioning specifically holders of public office, bureaucrats and members of the security forces.

Article One of the new law, which deals with kidnapping, provides for sentences of not less than seven years for anyone found guilty of detaining, imprisoning or depriving a person of their liberty, by force, threat or deception. It was stated that this applied to public officials exceeding their authority.

Demands for federalism still strong in Benghazi despite celebrations

Feb 17 2013
Libya
Source: 
Libya Herald

Thousands of people converged on Freedom Square in downtown Benghazi to celebrate the second anniversary of the start of the uprising in the eastern city. The electric atmosphere of triumphant shouting, horn-honking, singing, music, dancing and fireworks, did not hide the visible disappointment and resentment of some who came to watch but stayed aloof from the crowd.

Libya: UN welcomes decision on formation of constitution-drafting body

Feb 06 2013
Libya
Source: 
UN News Centre

The United Nations mission in Libya has welcomed today’s decision by the General National Congress on the formation of the body that will be tasked with drafting the country’s new constitution.

The General National Congress decided to endorse election as the process by which the members of the Constituent Assembly will be chosen. Once formed, the Assembly will draft the constitution – the next phase of the country’s transition toward a modern democratic State, after decades of autocratic rule and the toppling of the regime of Muammar al-Qadhafi in 2011.

La prensa florece tras la 'primavera árabe'

Feb 01 2013
Algeria
Libya
Mauritania
Morocco
Tunisia
Source: 
El País

Las revueltas árabes no han traído por ahora los empleos necesarios ni la ansiada prosperidad. Sí trajeron democracia, aunque acompañada de una desconocida inestabilidad política e inseguridad ciudadana. Pero las revoluciones también conllevaron una mejora tangible en cualquier calle u hogar de Túnez y de Libia: la libertad de expresión llegó de un día para otro aunque aún es imperfecta. Rápidamente proliferaron nuevos periódicos, emisoras y canales de televisión. Centenares de ellos han nacido en estos dos años. Otros se tuvieron que reformar.

 

Federalism on the rise in Benghazi

Jan 05 2013
Libya
Source: 
Libya Herald

Nearly two years after the beginning of Libya’s revolution, the country is still going through a period of economic and political uncertainty.

The security situation in parts of the country remains precarious, and attacks in Benghazi appear to be on the rise again after a string of killings targeting police officers in the city at the end of 2012.

Ex-NTC chief grilled over Libya killing

Dec 12 2012
Libya
Source: 
al-Jazeera

Libyan military prosecutors have accused ex-leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil of abusing his power, after grilling him over the death of a general who led rebels during last year's uprising, a prosecution official said.

"Mustafa Abdel Jalil was accused of abuse of power and undermining national unity," by military prosecutors who questioned him in the eastern town of Marj over the 2011 assassination of Abdel Fatah Yunes, Majdi al-Baraasi told AFP news agency.

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