People in Libya’s second biggest city, Benghazi, have voted in a local election that will test support for a proposal to set up autonomous rule for eastern Libya.
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Thousands remain in secret Libya militia prisons: UN
About 4,000 people are still being held in militia detention centres in Libya, often in secret and many are tortured, a UN envoy said.
Wages of war: Ex-rebels storm Libyan premier’s office
Gunmen from a former rebel militia have invaded and occupied the office of Libya’s interim prime minister, Abdurrahim al-Keib, demanding back pay.
Libya holds first civilian trials
Libya has begun its first civilian trial of alleged supporters of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime, as five men accused of planning to create instability by “terrorist acts” appeared in the dock.
Top photographers helping Hammerls
Renowned photographers will sell signed prints at an auction at Christie’s in New York to raise funds for the family of Anton Hammerl, a photojournalist killed in Libya.
Libya’s Agoco cuts oil output further due to protests
Libya’s Arabian Gulf Oil Company (Agoco) has cut oil production by another 10 000 barrels per day (bpd) due to protests that have closed off its headquarters for nearly two weeks, a spokesman says.
May Day – What are we celebrating?
by Steuart Pennington According to Wikipedia, May Day is a celebration of the international labour and left-wing movements. It commonly sees organised street demonstrations and marches by working people and their labour unions throughout most of the world. May 1st is a national holiday in more than 80 countries (out of 230). In Africa only
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Libya’s tug-of-war over Saif al-Islam
Libya wants the ICC to abandon its legal action against Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and the former intelligence chief so they can be tried in Tripoli.
Libya honours chemical weapons deadline
Libya has honoured a deadline to hand in a detailed plan on the destruction of its aging stockpile of mustard gas, left from the Gaddafi regime, the world’s chemical weapons watchdog says.
Ex-Libya oil chief found dead
The body of the Ex-Libyan oil minister who last year announced he was abandoning the Gaddafi regime to support the rebels, has been found floating in the Danube.