Trial of former President Sarkozy sheds light on France’s back-channel talks with Libya’s Gadhafi
The trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy over the alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign is ...
Prosecutors Seek 7-Year Sentence for Nicolas Sarkozy in Libya Trial
The former French president has been convicted before, but the charge that he took illegal campaign funding from the regime ...
French Prosecutors Seek 7-Year Sentence for Sarkozy in Libya Campaign Financing Trial
French prosecutors have requested seven years in prison and a fine of 300,000 euros or around $325,000 for former President ...
Libya’s Black Migrants Face Unprecedented Racist Violence Amid EU-Backed Policies
Libya witnesses escalating racial violence against Black migrants, fueled by EU-backed policies and government incitement, ...
Cash, tents and a secret vault: Nicolas Sarkozy’s Libya trial
Sarkozy is the first former French president to serve a custodial sentence. In February, he was fitted with an electronic ankle bracelet to serve a one-year prison sentence under house arrest. He is ...
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6 devastating ways Black migrants face violence in Libya
Racially motivated attacks escalate across Western Libya as Black migrants endure raids, detention and assault while ...
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Libya Arrests 4 Human Trafficking Suspects Believed to Have Tortured and Killed Migrants
The Libyan Attorney General accused suspected traffickers of torturing migrants to pressure their families into paying ...
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Illegal arrest and detention of Libyan Asset Recovery head reflects worsening Libyan corruption
Endemic corruption in Libya continues to deter foreign investment, cripple public services, and erode trust in government.
How the failure of two dams amplified the Derna Flood tragedy
A new study reveals that the devastating 2023 flood in Derna, Libya, was not merely the result of extreme rainfall but was ...