{"id":965634,"date":"2024-07-14T07:41:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T07:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/dm-simulator-v2\/?p=965634"},"modified":"2024-07-14T07:41:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T07:41:58","slug":"un-mission-to-libya-calls-for-release-of-detained-journalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elections.sabc.co.za\/elections2024\/un-mission-to-libya-calls-for-release-of-detained-journalist\/","title":{"rendered":"UN mission to Libya calls for release of detained journalist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-0\">The United Nations mission in Libya (UNSMIL) called on Saturday for the immediate release of a journalist detained in Tripoli two days ago, adding all media workers should be kept safe.<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">UNSMIL said it was concerned by &#8220;the arbitrary arrest and detention of journalist Ahmed Sanussi on 11 July&#8221;.<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-2\">Sanussi is the general manager of internet channel Tabadul and the presenter of &#8220;Flousna&#8221; (&#8220;Our Money&#8221;), a TV programme on the Tunisia-based Wasat TV channel, according to his verified Facebook page.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body__element__2p5pI\">\n<div class=\"spacing-container__container__2g5QT spacing-container__t-spacing-single-three-quarters__2_moJ spacing-container__b-spacing-single-three-quarters__1fuBK spacing-container__max-width__zScFd\" data-testid=\"ResponsiveAdSlot\">\n<div class=\"ad-slot__container__FEnoz ad-slot__fixed-height__6m70D\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-3\">Sanussi&#8217;s channel and programme mainly focus on economic and social issues.<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-3\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-4\">&#8220;Stifling journalists\u2019 reporting fosters a climate of fear and undermines the environment needed for Libya\u2019s democratic transition,&#8221; the mission said.<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-4\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-5\">Oil-rich Libya plunged into chaos following the toppling of long-time ruler Muammar Gaddafi in a NATO-backed uprising in 2011.<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-6\">In a briefing to the U.N. security council in mid-June, U.N. deputy representative Stephanie Koury said she was concerned &#8220;by the reports of violations throughout the country, particularly the repetitive pattern of abduction or arbitrary arrest and detention of Libyans.&#8221;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UN mission to Libya calls for immediate release of detained journalist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":965635,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[346],"tags":[1213,357],"class_list":["post-965634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa","tag-libya","tag-united-nations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elections.sabc.co.za\/elections2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/965634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elections.sabc.co.za\/elections2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elections.sabc.co.za\/elections2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elections.sabc.co.za\/elections2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elections.sabc.co.za\/elections2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=965634"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/elections.sabc.co.za\/elections2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/965634\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elections.sabc.co.za\/elections2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/965635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elections.sabc.co.za\/elections2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=965634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elections.sabc.co.za\/elections2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=965634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elections.sabc.co.za\/elections2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=965634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}