Libya Bound

Libya: Italian captain given jail term for handing migrants to LibyaF

By Ella Ide, Alvise Armellini: A ship's captain who rescued a group of 101 migrants from the Mediterranean sea before handing them over to the Libyan coastguard has been given a one-year jail term, in the first such case heard by Italy's courts. Giuseppe Sotgiu was...
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Libya: Bodies of 17 migrants washed up on beach between Zawiya and SormanF

The bodies of 17 migrants have been found washed up on a Libyan beach after their boat capsized during a bid to reach Europe by sea, the coast guard said on Wednesday. Libya is a major departure point for desperate migrants, tens of thousands of whom board unseaworthy...
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Libya: Pro-election youth leader Imad al-Harathi kidnappedF

A Libyan youth leader was abducted by unidentified gunmen after calling for demonstrations in support of scheduled December elections, the UN said, voicing concern for his safety. Imad al-Harathi, head of the North African country's National Youth League, "was...
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Libya: Saadi, son of dictator Moamer Kadhafi, released from prisonF

Saadi Kadhafi, a son of Libya's late dictator Moamer Kadhafi who was overthrown and killed in a 2011 uprising, has been freed from jail, said the interim government.  Saadi -- the strongman's third son, now aged 47 -- was known for his playboy lifestyle and briefly...
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