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Libyan deputies promise to end divisions, convene soon-to-be-elected parliament

More than 120 Libyan deputies vowed in Morocco on Saturday to "lift the divisions" that undermine their country, and begin by convening the elected parliament as soon as they return home. At the end of five days of talks in Tangier, Morocco, 123 of its 180 members promised to put an end to "hate speech" and "divisions" that undermine Libyan institutions. They promised to hold "parliamentary elections and to complete the transition as soon as possible" and that all members of the House of…

The Moroccan Court of Cassation confirms the verdicts of 19 Sahrawi activists

The Moroccan Court of Cassation upheld the sentences handed down in 2013 to 19 separatists from Western Sahara, ranging from twenty years to life imprisonment. Saharawi activists are accused of taking part in the violence in the Gdim Izik camp near the border in southern Morocco in 2010. This verdict comes against the background of renewed conflicts between the Saharawis and Moroccans.…

US blacklists for Libyan militia after Russia blocked UN sanctions

The United States unilaterally blacklisted Libya's Kaniyat militia and its leaders on Wednesday after Russia last week prevented a UN Security Council committee from imposing sanctions on the group's human rights abuses. The US sanctions were introduced under the Global Magnitsky Act, which allows the US government to target human rights violators around the world by freezing assets and banning Americans from doing business with them. "Mohamed al-Kani and the Kaniyat militia have tortured and killed…

Libya’s parliamentary session in Morocco was prolonged

The Moroccan authorities introduced on Wednesday that the consultative session of Libya's divided Home of Representatives has been prolonged to Saturday. An official of the Moroccan authorities, who wished to stay nameless, spoke with the Anadolu Company (AA) that the choice was taken to permit the events to debate all associated subjects freely. The assembly started on Tuesday in Tangier with the participation of Libyan parliamentarians, who're divided between the UN-backed Nationwide Accord…