Libya Archives - Page 4 of 9

Why Would a NATO Country Send Fleeing Refugees Back to Libya?

A new agreement between the governing council in Benghazi and the Italian government raises the prospect that refugees seeking asylum will be forced back to Libya.

ICC Arrest Warrant Offers Details of Gaddafi’s Apparatus to Kill and Torture Dissidents

A three judge panel certified the warrants by issuing a legal document that offers some details about horrific abuses that occurred in the early days of the Libyan uprising.

ICC Prosecutor Request Arrest Warrants For Gaddafi and Two Others

As expected, ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo is asking the court to issue an arrest warrant for Col. Gaddafi and two of his most inner circle partners in crime. In a statement to the press this morning, Ocampo says he has evidence that Gaddafi directly ordered attacks on civilians.

World Food Program Wants Libyan Ceasefire

Food supplies could run out in six to eight weeks, warns the WFP. Would NATO participate in a humanitarian ceasefire?

Boat With 600 Migrants Sinks Off Libyan Coast

There is a steady stream of stories coming out today that suggest the that Italy-bound refugees from Libya are dying en masse at sea. According to UNHCR over 9,000 refugees have made the voyage from Libya to Italy or Malta. A not insignificant number have died along the way.