Libyan radio journalist Sami al-Sharif detained while covering protests Libyan authorities should immediately release journalist Sami al-Sharif and ensure that the press can cover protests without fear of attack or harassment from demonstrators or security forces, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said on Thursday. On August 23, men in military uniforms affiliated with the […]
Tag Archives | Libyan Centre for Freedom of Press (LCFP)
Tags: Al-Jawhara Radio, censorship, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), featured, human rights, Libyan Centre for Freedom of Press (LCFP), press freedom
Libyan Centre for Freedom of Press partners with RSF
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Libyan Centre for Freedom of Press (LCFP) have signed a partnership agreement on cooperating to promote the freedom to inform in Libya. Under the agreement signed on 26 July, RSF and LCFP will work together to promote journalistic freedom, pluralism and independence and to protect journalists. The partnership will […]
Tags: featured, journalism, Libyan Centre for Freedom of Press (LCFP), press freedom, Reporters Without Borders, RSF
Abducted Journalist found Bound and Shot Dead
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned the killing of Libyan journalist Musa Abdul Kareem in Sabha, and urged the authorities responsible for the city to immediately investigate the circumstances of his death. Abdul Kareem, a local reporter and photojournalist, was abducted on July 31, and found dead later that day, according to the […]