Libya - Freedom of information threatened by visa refusals, filming bans and arbitrary arrest

Reporters without borders

Read in Arabic (بالعربية) Reporters Without Borders is very worried by the signs of a decline in respect for freedom of information – including visa problems, filming bans, arbitrary arrest and deportation – since the election of the General National Congress on 7 July. Several foreign journalists have told Reporters Without Borders they have had difficulties getting visas to visit Libya, especially after the 11 September attack on the US consulate in Benghazi. Those who managed to go have had (...)

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