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    <title>IFEX - Libya</title>
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    <description>Libya</description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:50:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - New rule halts delivery of journalist visas]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/12/21/journalists_visas/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a letter to Libyan Prime Minister Abdurrahim al-Keib, CPJ expressed concern about the difficulties that many foreign journalists have been experiencing in obtaining a visa to the country. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/12/21/journalists_visas/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Journalists under attack as fighting continues]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/08/31/tripoli_violence_against_press/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Four Italian journalists who were kidnapped in Libya were released last week, but the fate of both foreign and local journalists - including six Libyan reporters missing since the uprising started in February - remains up in the air as fighting rages on in Tripoli, reports the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/08/31/tripoli_violence_against_press/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Six journalists still missing]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/08/26/journalists_still_missing/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The whereabouts of six Libyan journalists who have been missing for the past six months are still unknown.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/08/26/journalists_still_missing/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - ARTICLE 19 calls for freedom of expression to be protected in transitional constitutional charter]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/08/26/protect_foe_constitution/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Provisions in the recently published Draft Constitutional Charter for the Transitional Stage do not fully guarantee the right to freedom of expression, says ARTICLE 19. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/08/26/protect_foe_constitution/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Four Italian journalists released after being held for 24 hours; two French journalists sustain gunshot wounds]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/08/25/italian_journalists_released/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The four journalists were abducted on the road between Zawiya and Tripoli. According to "La Stampa", their Libyan driver was killed in front of them.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/08/25/italian_journalists_released/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - American journalist escapes from prison after five months in captivity
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/08/25/vandyke_free/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Matthew VanDyke was captured in mid-March by forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi. The Libyan government only recently admitted to having him in custody.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/08/25/vandyke_free/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Trapped journalists in Tripoli must be treated as civilians, says CPJ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/08/23/rixos_hotel/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Journalists in the hotel said that snipers were positioned around the property where pro-Qaddafi forces are still operating.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/08/23/rixos_hotel/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Australian journalist brutally attacked by unknown assailants in Benghazi]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/08/23/shelton_attacked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Two armed men wearing military fatigues broke into Tracey Shelton's room at the Africa Hotel, tied her up, beat her, and attempted to kidnap her.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/08/23/shelton_attacked/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Details of protesters' execution come to light]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/08/19/protesters_executed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Government forces fired on apparently peaceful protesters, killing at least two and wounding 10, in the town of Bani Walid, on 28 May 2011.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/08/19/protesters_executed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - NATO launches airstrikes at media outlet]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/08/10/airstrikes/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Three journalists were killed and 21 others injured in Tripoli after North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) warplanes bombed three transmission towers on 30 July in an effort to take Libyan state television off the air. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have condemned the attack.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/08/10/airstrikes/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - ANHRI celebrates conclusion of workshop on capacity building for young journalists and citizen journalism]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/07/22/capacity_building_workshop/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The workshop was partially intended to provide young people with the necessary skills to contribute to media freedom in Libya.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/07/22/capacity_building_workshop/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - RSF releases mission report on the birth of free media in the east]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/06/27/free_media_libya/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["To consolidate any democratic future, an independent and professional press must emerge from all the media initiatives launched since the start of the war," noted RSF.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/06/27/free_media_libya/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Government silent about fifth journalist killed; four journalists released]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/05/25/killed_freed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[UK-based South African photojournalist Anton Hammerl, 41, was shot dead by Libyan troops on 5 April near Brega in eastern Libya. He had been working with three other foreign journalists when they were fired upon by pro-Gaddafi forces. The other journalists were captured and later released; and only after crossing the border into Tunisia did they speak of Hammerl's death, fearing reprisal from the Libyan government if they mentioned it earlier in calls home. IFEX members are demanding the government release Hammerl's body and investigate the role of armed forces in his death.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 15:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/05/25/killed_freed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - IFJ blasts Libya over "cruel" cover up of journalist's killing]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/05/20/killing_cover_up/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Authorities had maintained that photojournalist Anton Hammerl was alive and detained along with three other foreign reporters who were recently released.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 16:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/05/20/killing_cover_up/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - IFEX members honour photojournalists who lost their lives last week]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/04/27/hetherington_hondros_tributes/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[War photographers Chris Hondros and Tim Hetherington were killed last week while covering the fight between pro-Gaddafi forces and rebels for control of the Libyan city of Misrata. Two other journalists, Guy Martin, a Briton working for the photo agency Panos, and Michael Christopher Brown, a photojournalist for Corbis, were both seriously injured by the same mortar fire. IFEX members paid tribute to the journalists, and are regularly updating news on the free expression situation in Libya.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/04/27/hetherington_hondros_tributes/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Second photojournalist dies from injuries sustained in Misrata mortar attack]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/04/21/hondros_killed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Chris Hondros, a former Pulitzer Prize nominee, also won the 2006 Robert Capa Gold Medal for his "exceptional courage and initiative" in Iraq.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/04/21/hondros_killed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Photojournalist killed, three photographers wounded in explosion]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/04/20/hetherington_killed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[British photojournalist and filmmaker Tim Hetherington was killed in an explosion in the western city of Misurata, believed to have been caused by a mortar round. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/04/20/hetherington_killed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Reuters journalists come under attack in Syria and Libya
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/03/31/reuters_journalists/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Citing diplomatic sources, Reuters said correspondent Suleiman al-Khalidi, a Jordanian national, had been detained in Damascus.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/03/31/reuters_journalists/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Another journalist killed; more detained]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/03/23/nabbous_killed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The founder of a Libyan online news channel has become the second journalist killed in the country's conflict, while other journalists have been detained in Libya's effort to obstruct coverage of the uprising, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the International Press Institute (IPI) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/03/23/nabbous_killed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Four journalists detained, three missing, another killed]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/03/21/al_nabbous_killed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mohammed al-Nabbous was killed by sniper fire while he was covering a battle in the vicinity of Benghazi, The Associated Press and regional news websites reported.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/03/21/al_nabbous_killed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Four "New York Times" journalists missing; "The Guardian" correspondent released
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/03/17/new_york_times/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The government gave its assurance that if the journalists were captured, they would be released unharmed, Bill Keller, executive editor of the "New York Times", is quoted as saying. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/03/17/new_york_times/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Al-Jazeera journalist killed; several journalists detained, beaten, missing]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/03/16/killed_missing/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[After inviting foreign journalists into Libya, pro-Muammar Qaddafi forces have made every effort to impose a news blackout by confining journalists to their hotels, and assaulting and detaining those who try to report on anti-regime protests and violence against civilians. And as Qaddafi loyalists battle insurgents, deadly attacks on journalists have increased, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and other IFEX members. An Al-Jazeera journalist was killed on 12 March in an ambush on the outskirts of Benghazi, and three BBC journalists were detained for 21 hours and tortured.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/03/16/killed_missing/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Al-Jazeera journalist killed, another wounded]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/03/14/al_jaber_killed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ali Hassan al-Jaber was struck three times by bullets and died in hospital after the vehicle he was traveling in was fired upon by unidentified gunmen.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/03/14/al_jaber_killed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Seven journalists unaccounted for, three others abused]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/03/11/journalists_missing/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["The abuse inflicted on international journalists raises serious concern about the welfare of Libyan journalists unaccounted for since the start of the conflict," said CPJ.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 10:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/03/11/journalists_missing/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Journalists prevented from covering protests in Libya; Iraqi forces beat journalists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/03/04/foreign_journalists_restricted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In southern Iraq, anti-riot police attacked at least five local journalists covering protests in Basra, according to news reports.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/03/04/foreign_journalists_restricted/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Journalists detained, broadcasts jammed]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/03/03/journalists_detained/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["We are deeply concerned for the welfare of six Libyan journalists who have either been detained or gone missing since the unrest began," said CPJ.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 12:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/03/03/journalists_detained/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - UN urged to suspend Libya's rights council role]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/02/28/suspend_libya_rights/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Non-governmental organisations, including four IFEX members, urged the UN General Assembly to immediately suspend Libya's membership rights in the UN Human Rights Council.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/02/28/suspend_libya_rights/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Journalists missing in Libya; one journalist killed in Iraq ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/02/25/journalists_missing/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CPJ is concerned by reports that a number of Libyan journalists have not been heard from for several days; meanwhile a  suicide bombing in Iraq has claimed the life of at least one journalist.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/02/25/journalists_missing/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - News of deadly protests emerges in face of information blackout]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/02/23/deadly_protests/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As violent protests against Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi spread to the capital, Tripoli, and Qaddafi and his son this week vowed to fight until the "last man standing", the number of those killed in the unrest now tops 300, reports Human Rights Watch. With the situation difficult to assess because of a government-imposed news blackout, IFEX members are at the very least calling for an independent investigation and a special UN Human Rights Council session to respond to the crisis.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/02/23/deadly_protests/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Information blackout won't hide massacre, says Human Rights Watch]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/02/22/unlawful_killings/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As security forces use live ammunition against protesters, internet services have been shut down and Libyans who give interviews to the media are being arrested.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/02/22/unlawful_killings/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Security forces fire on "Day of Anger" demonstrations]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/02/18/day_of_anger/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["Using security forces and armed thugs to deny people the right to express their opposition to the government increasingly looks destined to fail," noted Human Rights Watch.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/02/18/day_of_anger/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Gaddafi warns against use of Facebook, activists arrested]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/02/14/activists_arrested/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Many Internet activists have created groups on Facebook to call for political and economic reforms in the country. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2011/02/14/activists_arrested/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - CPJ alarmed by news agency's decision to shut down operation in Libya]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2010/12/09/libya_press_shuts_down/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Libya Press informed its reporters that it could no longer offer protection for them because of "intensified security harassment".]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2010/12/09/libya_press_shuts_down/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - RSF contributes to UN Human Rights Council review of Libya]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2010/11/15/upr/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Libya was ranked 160th out of 178 countries in the 2010 RSF press freedom index while Muammar Gaddafi is still on the organization's list of the top 40 "Predators of Press Freedom."]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2010/11/15/upr/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Twenty journalists arrested, then released]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2010/11/12/reporters_detained/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Twenty journalists and reporters from the Libyan Press news agency were detained by security officers.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2010/11/12/reporters_detained/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Gaddafi secures release of journalists]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2010/11/10/journalists_released/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A group of at least 20 Libyan journalists arrested as part of an apparent power struggle in the ruling elite between conservatives and the reformist son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has been released on Muammar's instructions, report the Arabic Network of Human Rights information (ANHRI) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2010/11/10/journalists_released/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Three journalists under investigation for publishing articles on corruption]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2010/07/30/benghazi_journalists_questioned/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Two journalists are accused of defamation after they exposed financial and administrative corruption at Bu Ateniy Beverages, and a third has been questioned for reporting on allegations of sexual harassment. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2010/07/30/benghazi_journalists_questioned/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Dissident released after acquittal by state security]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2010/04/19/al-haji_released/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Jamal al-Haji's case highlights the need for penal code reform on free expression, says Human Rights Watch.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2010/04/19/al-haji_released/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Independent news sources suspended; journalists arrested]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2010/02/24/independent_arrested/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Libyan authorities are waging a war on journalists critical of the regime's abuses, report Human Rights Watch and Reporters Without Borders (RSF). In late January, authorities slammed press freedom by blocking several independent and opposition websites, and suspending the print-runs of two privately owned newspapers. Last week, four radio journalists that report on corruption were arrested.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2010/02/24/independent_arrested/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Four journalists arrested, later released]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2010/02/18/four_journalists_arrested/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Reversing earlier progress, the regime has been cracking down on the media, especially independent news websites.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2010/02/18/four_journalists_arrested/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Stop blocking independent websites, says Human Rights Watch]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2010/02/04/independent_websites_blocked/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Human Rights Watch calls the government's blocking of seven websites and YouTube a return to "the dark days of total media control." ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2010/02/04/independent_websites_blocked/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Prominent rights advocate Jamal el-Haji arrested]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2009/12/29/el_haji_arrested/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[El-Haji's case highlights the need to reform oppressive criminal laws curtailing free expression, says Human Rights Watch.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2009/12/29/el_haji_arrested/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - IFJ backs call for media reforms]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2009/12/23/tripoli_seminar/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[IFJ's affiliates in Libya called for new legislation to guarantee freedom of information, enhance the status of journalists and increase transparency and open government.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2009/12/23/tripoli_seminar/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Human Rights Watch holds historical rights review ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2009/12/22/hrw_historical_review/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Human Rights Watch held an unprecedented news conference in Libya on 12 December, releasing a hard-hitting report calling on Libyan authorities to abolish laws that criminalise speech and association, to free those unjustly imprisoned and to provide justice for victims of a 1996 prison massacre. The report acknowledges that freedom of expression has improved in the last five years, but more reform is needed.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2009/12/22/hrw_historical_review/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Reporter prosecuted for reporting sexual harassment claims by abuse victims]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2009/10/28/al-sareet_charged/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The government should investigate the harassment allegations instead of charging the journalist with criminal defamation, says Human Rights Watch.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2009/10/28/al-sareet_charged/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Call for release of prisoners sentenced for expressing their political views]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2009/10/21/free_political_prisoners/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Human Rights Watch urged the government to free all of its political prisoners, people jailed for expressing views critical of the government, and all those unjustly detained.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2009/10/21/free_political_prisoners/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Qaddafi celebrates 40 years of rule while media repression goes on]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2009/09/02/qaddafi_40th_anniversary/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi holds six days of lavish parties, plays, concerts and exhibitions to celebrate the bloodless coup that brought him to power on 1 September 1969, it is unlikely his international guests will ask about Libya's abysmal press freedom record and all the journalists who have been disappeared, tortured or killed in the past 40 years, say the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI).]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2009/09/02/qaddafi_40th_anniversary/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - In Qaddafi case, Moroccan court hands down harsh judgment]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2009/06/30/newspapers_fined/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[CPJ condemns a Moroccan court decision to impose heavy fines and damages on three independent dailies for "publicly harming" Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2009/06/30/newspapers_fined/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Dissident, long imprisoned, is dead]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2009/05/22/al_jahmi_dies/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The death of the political prisoner Fathi al-Jahmi means Libya has lost a leading campaigner for democracy and freedom of expression, Human Rights Watch said today.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 16:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2009/05/22/al_jahmi_dies/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Libya - Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi launches legal action against three Moroccan newspapers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2009/04/23/libyan_president_muammar_gaddafi/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[President Gaddafi to work full time on persecuting Arab Journalists! ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/libya/2009/04/23/libyan_president_muammar_gaddafi/</guid>
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