Have journalists fallen foul of Libya turf war?
Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson asks if two captured journalists have fallen foul of a Libya turf war?
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Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson asks if two captured journalists have fallen foul of a Libya turf war?
Two British journalists detained in Libya and accused of being spies were reporting on atrocities meted out against black people by the same forces that arrested them.
Channel 4 News International Editor Lindsey Hilsum on the loss of her friend, veteran war reporter, Marie Colvin.
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son and one-time heir apparent of toppled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, will move to a prison in Tripoli within weeks, and face trial in Libya.
Thousands of people are being illegally jailed and abused by Libya’s ex-rebels, a UN report says. Channel 4 News speaks to a Ghanaian woman who has seen friends detained or die trying to flee Libya.
This is the Zintan’s chance to redeem themselves. If they treat Saif al Gaddafi humanely – in contrast to how the Misrata brigades treated his father when they captured him – it will boost their image and that of the new Libyan authorities.
The arrest of Muammar Gaddafi’s son and heir apparent Saif al-Islam in the southern desert is a chance for the Zintan fighters to redeem themselves, writes International Editor Lindsey Hilsum.
Muammar Gaddafi and his son were buried in a secret desert grave this morning, says the National Transitional Council, ending debate among Libya’s new leaders.
Gaddafi’s body is reportedly set to be handed over to relatives as Libya looks forward to its first elections for more than 40 years.
I’ve spent much of today with the Al Ghiran brigade, the fighters from Misrata who caught Muammar Gaddafi on Thursday. They are proud of themselves, writes Lindsey Hilsum.
Nothing creates finality like the image of the dead tyrant. But even from his shallow grave Gaddafi will cast a long shadow over his people, writes Washington Correspondent Matt Frei.
As Colonel Gaddafi’s body lies in a fridge in Misrata, Channel 4 News International Editor Lindsey Hilsum meets the men who captured him hiding in a drainage pipe – which is now a symbol of new Libya.
Alex Thomson blogs on the endgame of Colonel Gaddafi
Channel 4 News live-blogs the capture of Muammar Gaddafi in Sirte on 20 October 2011.
Libyans have been celebrating the demise of their former dictator, but the circumstances of his death remain confused. Video has emerged of Gaddafi alive after his capture near Sirte.