https://padlet.com/djmartinez18/rvl5yjnzs4hh HRW Libya Events of 2015 Article en-us 2016-11-18 14:38:55 UTC 2025-11-03 04:09:34 UTC hello@padlet.com djmartinez18 https://padlet.com/djmartinez18/rvl5yjnzs4hh/wish/138708649 The HoR failed to amend the counterterrorism law that it adopted in September 2014, although several provisions could be used to curtail free speech and rights to peaceful assembly and movement]]> 2016-11-18 14:42:21 UTC https://padlet.com/djmartinez18/rvl5yjnzs4hh/wish/138708649 djmartinez18 https://padlet.com/djmartinez18/rvl5yjnzs4hh/wish/138713162 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EIQO-MSSR0MaHRsh6chLdPBDnhoICcc1tUWAqo91hIo/edit ]]> 2016-11-18 14:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/djmartinez18/rvl5yjnzs4hh/wish/138713162 djmartinez18 https://padlet.com/djmartinez18/rvl5yjnzs4hh/wish/138713403 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fROAz3ElE12v-tkHk5KUSdZs73NHlqyCEeuhAnGx040/edit]]> 2016-11-18 14:53:05 UTC https://padlet.com/djmartinez18/rvl5yjnzs4hh/wish/138713403 djmartinez18 https://padlet.com/djmartinez18/rvl5yjnzs4hh/wish/138804212 The law prescribes harsh punishments for vaguely defined acts “that harm national unity,” includes an overly broad definition of “terrorist acts,” and stipulates life imprisonment for establishing or leading a “terrorist organization” and 10 years with hard labor for joining a “terrorist organization,” without requiring any evidence of violence.]]> 2016-11-18 18:50:21 UTC https://padlet.com/djmartinez18/rvl5yjnzs4hh/wish/138804212 djmartinez18 https://padlet.com/djmartinez18/rvl5yjnzs4hh/wish/138806407 Armed groups continued to harass, attack, and kill journalists. ]]> 2016-11-18 18:56:04 UTC https://padlet.com/djmartinez18/rvl5yjnzs4hh/wish/138806407 djmartinez18 https://padlet.com/djmartinez18/rvl5yjnzs4hh/wish/138807779
Some international journalists reported harassment by Tripoli authorities, including questioning over contents of reports and threats of expulsion.

]]> 2016-11-18 18:59:28 UTC https://padlet.com/djmartinez18/rvl5yjnzs4hh/wish/138807779 djmartinez18 https://padlet.com/djmartinez18/rvl5yjnzs4hh/wish/138808113 In November, the NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said there were 31 individual attacks against journalists in Libya in 2015.]]> 2016-11-18 19:00:21 UTC https://padlet.com/djmartinez18/rvl5yjnzs4hh/wish/138808113 djmartinez18 https://padlet.com/djmartinez18/rvl5yjnzs4hh/wish/138809796 The fate of many journalists who went missing "remain[s] unclear" especially when "affiliated with ISIS" ]]> 2016-11-18 19:05:30 UTC https://padlet.com/djmartinez18/rvl5yjnzs4hh/wish/138809796