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InfoMigrants By Leslie Carretero Published on : 2021/03/09 Seventy migrants who were reportedly beaten and tortured in six secret prisons in the Libyan city of Bani Walid have been released. The city is considered a hub of human trafficking in Libya. Operations by Libyan authorities to combat migrant trafficking have rarely been reported in the past. But in recent weeks, efforts appear to have been stepped up, with the news in February...

Libya receives two new oil tankers

First published International Reporter, 2 July 2017 “…the Vatican reports of Wesolowski not only possessing more than 100,000 images and videos of children being forced into sex acts but also of him sexually abusing multiple children in Poland and the Dominican Republic …” he “…had been placed under “protective” house arrest, but mysteriously died before the case even reached a “courtroom”. “ “There were more than 160 videos of teenaged boys being forced to masturbate fo...

Libyan freight premiums subside amid consistent output Freight premiums for Aframax and Suezmax tankers loading from Libya have subsided as the North African producer has once again emerged as the main export hub in the Mediterranean crude market. Freight rates for voyages out of Libya have been priced at a premium over standard cross-Mediterranean Aframax assessments in the last six months amid geopolitical uncertainty and prompt laycan dates. However, the premium on Aframax and Suezmax tanker...

Since the early popular rallies in Benghazi on 15 February 2011, women played a crucial role in the revolution that toppled Libyan long-time ruler Muammar Gaddafi. Whether by helping organise and joining daily demonstrations, providing medical aid to those wounded, smuggling ammunitions, selling their jewellery to fund rebel fighters or cooking meals for frontline units, they supported and led the uprising. It was their revolution too. "Something many forget is the Libyan revolution was started...

Libyan freight premiums subside amid consistent output Tanker owners in the Mediterranean basin welcomed the comeback of exports from Libya after the eight-month blockade. “The comeback of Libya was a relief for the oil tanker market amid production cuts and low demand from end users,” a broker said 08/03/2021 Freight premiums for Aframax and Suezmax tankers loading from Libya have subsided as the North African producer has once again emerged as the main export hub in the Mediterranean crud...

InfoMigrants By ANSA Published on : 2021/03/08 Italys Supreme Court of Cassation has confirmed a life sentence for Osman M., known as Ismail, for killing and abusing detainees at the camp of Bani Walid in Libya. The judges said that the man killed at least six people and tortured and raped detainees "beyond any reasonable doubt". The Supreme Court of Cassation (Corte Suprema di Cassazione) has confirmed a life sentence for Osman M., k...

  The situation for women in Libya, as it is in many other parts of the world, is part of various systems of oppression. Political, economic and social systems of oppression put women in a difficult trapped place. However, since the 2011 uprising, we have seen Libyan women taking more roles in creating social, culture and economic changes. We see more women in media, arts and entrepreneurship. As artists we do our part by being part of the narrative and creating an impact by changing general p...

Italy's Supreme Court of Cassation has confirmed a life sentence for Osman M., known as Ismail, for killing and abusing detainees at the camp of Bani Walid in Libya. The judges said that the man killed at least six people and tortured and raped detainees "beyond&#x...

I would tell women in Libya who want to launch their own business to start, persist and be determined. It is important to try, and success needs perseverance. If a woman truly believes in her project, she will certainly succeed - and failure is never the end, it is the start of success.  In 2018 I took part in the Adventurous Investor project with For You Libya Group – who were funded by IWPR and the UK government - where I participated in entrepreneurial trainings, did site visits to factor...