Committee to Protect Journalists: Libyan Radio Journalist Sami Al-Sharif Detained While Covering Protests
August 28, 2020
August 28, 2020
NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following news on Aug. 27:
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 said today.
On August 23, men in military uniforms affiliated with the U.N.-backed Government of National Accord detained al-Sharif, the director of . . .
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 said today.
On August 23, men in military uniforms affiliated with the U.N.-backed Government of National Accord detained al-Sharif, the director of . . .