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Amnesty International dismayed by armed attack on Tawergha IDPs’ camp in Tripoli
Amnesty International said Friday a militia group belonging to the Ghnewa brigade attacked the Tariq Al-Mattar IDP camp in Tripoli, home to over 500 families who were displaced from the town of Tawergha in 2011.“The attack appears…
Tawergha IDPs forced out of Tripoli camp, UNSMIL condemns
UN Support Mission in Libya on Friday condemned eviction of internally displaced people (IDP) of Tawergha from the capital Tripoli by gunmen."The UN in Libya strongly condemns the forced eviction of displaced Tawerghan families from…
Arab European Center for Human Rights and International Law hails Misurata-Tawergha reconciliation
The Secretary-General of the Arab European Center for Human Rights and International Law (AECHRIL), Dr. Ramadan Benzeer has told Libyan News that they were happy to see the cities of Tawergha and Misurata reconcile and bring an end to…
Historic reconciliation in Libya ends seven years’ vendetta between Misurata and Tawergha
The Libyan cities of Misurata and Tawergha have signed a historic reconciliation charter that will oversee the return of the stranded Tawerghan IDPs return to their city after over seven years of displacement. Misurata hosted on…
UN calls for return of Tawergha population to their city safely
The United Nations and its partners in Libya have called for the voluntary, safe and dignified return of the population displaced from the northern town of Tawergha without a delay, expressing deep concern about the situation…
UN urges for urgent protection of desert-stranded Tawergha IDPs in Libya
The UN Humanitarian organisations and partners in Libya are deeply concerned about the situation faced by Tawergha men, women and children who are unable to return home and currently living in makeshift-tented settlements with precarious…
UNHCR voices deep concern of Tawergha IDPs conditions
UNHCR is concerned at the plight of several hundred Libyan families prevented by armed groups from returning to their homes in the city of Tawergha and now stranded in difficult conditions.The Tawergha community been displaced since…
World Food Programme provides Libyan Tawergha IDPs with food assistance
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has provided vital food assistance to nearly 3,000 displaced people stranded in the harsh Libyan desert as they struggle to return to their hometown of Tawergha, in Western Libya.Many…
Libya Presidential Council condemns attack on IDPs makeshift camp
The Libyan Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has condemned in a statement the attack by Misurata armed groups on the Tawergha IDPs makeshift camp in Qararat Al-Gatif near Bani Walid town on Sunday.The…
Al-Ghusri: All Libyan displaced communities must return at the same time
The spokesman of Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous operation Mohamed Al-Ghusri told Libyan News Sunday that Libyan displaced communities' return must all come in one package, commenting on the return of Tawergha IDPs. …
UNSMIL calls for ensuring safe return of Tawerghans
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya on Friday voiced its disapproval over the barring of Tawergha families from returning home.The internally displaced residents of Tawergha, who have been living in camps and makeshift…
Misurata municipality prevents return of 7-year Tawergha IDPs
The Misurata municipality has issued a statement calling on the Presidential Council to delay the return of the Tawergha displaced community to their city, which is set up to be on February 01.The municipality of Misurata said they…
Tawergha displaced population to return to their ransacked city in February 2018, Al-Serraj says
The Prime Minister of the Libyan Government of National Accord Fayez Serraj said Tuesday that displaced Libyans from Tawergha city, some 240 km east of the capital Tripoli, will return home in February, 2018.The internally displaced…
Tawerghans demand Al-Sirraj do something to facilitate their return home
The Head of the Government National Accord (GNA) Faiz Al-Saraj met dozens of internally displaced families and citizens from the city of Tawergha, who were protesting in front of the GNA's headquarter in Tripoli.The protesters…
Libya’s Tawergha IDPs lament their below zero living conditions in Tripoli protest
Tens of the internally displaced persons from Tawergha took to the streets in the Libyan capital to condemn the lack of action of the Libyan authorities toward their round-the-clock suffering away from home.Tawerghans demonstrated…