Index: MDE 19/017/2011 - Update on UA: 104/11

Four men, Zeyad Ramadan, Ghazi Ramadan, Khaled Sury and another unnamed man, were released at 9:30pm on 25 April. They had been held incommunicado from 19 March.

On 19 March, a group of men believed to be Internal Security Agency officials, broke down the door of the house where Zeyad Ramadan and Ghazi Ramadan, who are brothers, were living in Western Tripoli, according to relatives who live outside Libya. They arrested them, along with their two guests, father of four, Khaled Sury and another unnamed man. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 101/11 Index: MDE 19/014/2011 Issue Date: 4 April 2011

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A Syrian journalist and her brother have been detained incommunicado in Libya since 28 March and are at risk of torture or other ill-treatment. She is accused of “communicating with enemy bodies during war time”. She is a prisoner of conscience, who should be released immediately and unconditionally. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 82/11 Index: MDE 19/008/2011 Issue Date: 22 March 2011

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Four Al Jazeera journalists working in western Libya have been held incommunicado since they were detained while trying to leave the country two weeks ago. They are at high at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. Many other journalists have been targeted for reporting the unrest. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 332/09 Index: MDE 19/006/2009

An outspoken critic of the human rights record of Libya, Jamal al-Hajji, was arrested on 9 December and apparently transferred to prison. Amnesty International considers him a prisoner of conscience, detained solely for his criticism of the Libyan authorities. [ Lire la suite » ]