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Tara Kavaler 04/27/2021 Eastern Libya is trying civilians in military court, and Western Libya is no bastion of justice, either Amnesty International has called on Libya’s new national unity government to halt and conduct a probe into the show trials of dissidents in Eastern Libya. Since 2018, at least 22 people have been handed death sentences and hundreds have been incarcerated, with many suffering from torture as they await trial. Those who receive trials are routinely denied legal representation and in some cases are even unaware of what crime they have been accused of. “The use of ...

Last Updated: Libya: Interim Government Officially Begins Tenure After Smooth Handover A transitional govt in Libya took power in the capital Tripoli, officially beginning a tenure designed to and with democratic elections late this year. A transitional government in Libya on March 16 took power in the capital Tripoli, officially beginning a tenure designed to and with democratic elections late this year. According to AP, Fayez Sarraj, who is the head of the outgoing UN-supported administration, transferred power to Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, and Mohammad Younes Menfi, who chair...

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GUEST CONTRIBUTOR Frederic Wehrey is a senior fellow in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He specializes in post-conflict transitions, armed groups, and identity politics, with a focus on Libya, North Africa, and the Gulf.   His commentary and articles appeared in the New Yorker, the Atlantic, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, Small Wars and Insurgencies, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the Journal of Democracy, and t he Chicago Journal of International Law. He has been interviewed by major media outlets su...