Libya

Interview with Italy’s Permanent Representative to the UN on the war in Ukraine, Libya, women's rights, climate and the UN Security Council’s Reform

Abducts, extorts and murders East African migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea

Continuando così la Libia prima o poi si spaccherà. A pensarlo è Abdoulaye Bathily, l'inviato delle Nazioni Unite per la Libia che martedì ha avvertito il Consiglio di Sicurezza che il paese nord africano è ormai a rischio di spartizione,...

A deepening crackdown on civil society in Libya, has prompted the concern of the UN human rights office, which noted on Friday that arbitrary arrests and a campaign of social media vilification are having “a seriously chilling effect on human...

“I am appalled by the continuing loss of life in the Central Mediterranean and the lack of action to tackle this ongoing tragedy,” said Federico Soda, Libya Chief of Mission for the International Organization for Migration (IOM). On 12 March, a boat...

Once again Libya is split in two. There are two rival leaders and the scepter of power is being disputed between the eastern and western regions of the country. The nation that has been in the midst of political chaos...

Mostly neglected by history, Teruzzi was always close to Mussolini, physically and ideologically. The enforcer of discipline among the Fascist Blackshirt militia, he played a pivotal role in the march on Rome in 1922 which brought Mussolini to power. In...

At the beginning of May, the European mission "Irini" ("peace"), intended to contribute to the implementation of the UN arms embargo, started amid several difficulties. The initiative has already triggered some criticism. As the Libyan government pointed out, the mission...