Libyan militia must release media workers detained while covering elections

Headline Title: Libyan militia must release media workers 11 July 2012 Two media professionals from the city of Misratah detained by militias from Beni Walid while covering the landmark Libyan national elections on 7 July should be immediately and unconditionally released, said Amnesty International today.Reporter and cameraman Abdelkader Fusuk and cameraman Youssef Baadi were covering the elections in the cities of Mizda and Nesma, some 160km south of Tripoli, for the Misratah-based Tobakets TV and radio station, when reportedly seized by militias from Beni Walid on their way back…

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