Libya - Multiple kidnappings of media workers

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders expressed grave concern about recent violent attacks on Libyan journalists, whose safety conditions are deteriorating drastically. The free press organization demanded that the Libyan transitional government do everything in its power to guarantee the security of local and foreign media workers. On 28 April, armed militiamen kidnapped Mahmoud Al-Farjani, correspondent for Al-Arabiya, seizing him in the Saudi-owned network's office, which lies across the street (...)

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