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The Voice of Free Libya (Arabic: Sawt Libya al-Hurra) or sometimes Radio Free Libya (Arabic: Idha'at Libya al-Hurra) are the names used by several radio stations aligned with the Libyan rebels. The stations began operating from the cities of Benghazi, [16] Bayda, [17] and Misrata in February 2011.
The United Nations mission in Libya said on Monday it was concerned by the arbitrary arrest of migrants and asylum seekers in the country, accompanied by what it called a disturbing rise in hate ...
Libya has adopted a few media laws outlawing the slander of the 17th February revolution, and active political parties that used to have affiliation with Gaddafi. [citation needed] [Update 2016]: On 2013, Sharia law was adopted by Islamic Supreme court of Tripoli. Internet censorship has been invoked.
However, the legal and political climate continued to encourage self-censorship in online media. [73] In 2006 Reporters Without Borders removed Libya from their list of Internet enemies after a fact-finding visit found no evidence of Internet censorship. [5] ONI's 2007–2008 technical test results contradicted that conclusion, however. [73]
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The media of Libya consists of a broad range of newspapers, TV channels, radio stations, and websites mostly set up during or after the Libyan Civil War, which removed previously tight restrictions on freedom of the press and freedom of speech. By the summer of 2012, there were over 200 registered newspapers, over 20 TV channels, and 200 radio ...
August 28 (Reuters) - Here is a timeline chronicling Libya's years of chaos and division: 2011 - Revolt and civil war. An uprising against Muammar Gaddafi's four-decade rule rapidly spreads ...
As state media and censorship became nearly obsolete in free Libya, many new publications sprang up. Pamphlets, newspapers and magazines began circulating in different forms and different languages." [1] In April 2013, the Index on Censorship published a report by Gheblawi about "Free Speech in Post-Gaddafi Libya." He wrote that while the ...