Gaza war: Humanitarians locked in aid delivery ‘dance’ to avert famine in Gaza

17 april 2024 - 05:44:43
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Scaling up assistance in Gaza remains a challenge in the face of continued access denials, delays [...] Full text...

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ICJ begins proceedings brought by Nicaragua to halt Germany’s military aid to Israel

08 april 2024 - 16:10:33
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The UN’s top court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), on Monday began proceedings brought [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: ‘Systematic dismantling of healthcare must end’ says WHO

07 april 2024 - 06:14:50
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - With the largest hospital in Gaza largely destroyed and out of action, access to healthcare has [...] Full text...

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Mass grave found in Libya highlights migrant horrors - IOM

23 march 2024 - 05:29:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A mass grave has been found in southwest Libya containing at least 65 migrants who are believed [...] Full text...

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Kenyan starve to death church declared organized criminal group

31 january 2024 - 23:33:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan church whose members starved to death in the belief that they would meet their [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: 'High-risk mission' delivers fuel to Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza

24 january 2024 - 06:00:06
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners have delivered 19,000 litres of fuel to Al-Shifa hospital [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: South Africa levels accusations of ‘genocidal conduct’ against Israel at world court

11 january 2024 - 17:14:27
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - South Africa addressed the UN's highest court on Thursday in a bid to end the [...] Full text...

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Rights watchdog accuses Nigerian military of attempting to cover up mass civilian drone bomb killings

08 december 2023 - 11:33:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian authorities must "promptly, thoroughly, independently, impartially, transparently and effectively" investigate the killing of more [...] Full text...

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UN agencies urge action to safeguard maternal, child health amidst climate crisis

21 november 2023 - 19:44:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN agencies on Tuesday issued an urgent call for action, emphasizing the severe health risks faced [...] Full text...

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Climate change is an urgent threat to pregnant women and children

21 november 2023 - 15:48:36
Geneva/New York (PANA) -- Pregnant women, babies and children face extreme health risks from climate catastrophes that warrant urgent attention, [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: ‘Six days of terror’ in West Darfur: Ethnically-based attacks on the rise

17 november 2023 - 20:33:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has voiced alarm over reports of another ethnically motivated mass [...] Full text...

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Libyan delegate to the UN denounces lack of progress in ICC's work in his country

09 november 2023 - 12:30:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's permanent representative on the United Nations Security Council, Taher El-Sonni, says that there is nothing [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Raging war turning ‘homes into cemeteries’: UNHCR

08 november 2023 - 06:44:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The war between rival militaries in Sudan is growing in scope and brutality, having driven almost [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: ‘Brutal fight’ must end as civilian suffering intensifies

21 september 2023 - 05:26:33
New York, US (PANA) - Civilians are continuing to pay a heavy price as the “senseless violence” between rival militaries [...] Full text...

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Dead bodies from natural disasters, conflict do not generally pose health risks - Red Cross, WHO

15 september 2023 - 16:13:57
Geneva, Swtzerland (PANA) -  The World Health Organization (WHO) and two other sister organizations dismissed here Friday, amid devastating loss [...] Full text...

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Libya storm: Humanitarian response ramps up as floods of 'epic proportions' leave thousands dead

13 september 2023 - 05:38:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN agencies and partners are responding to the disaster unfolding in eastern Libya after extreme rainfall [...] Full text...

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Repel intensifying attacks on schools, urges Guterres

10 september 2023 - 09:42:47
New York, US (PANA) - With a staggering hike in attacks targeting schools and hospitals, and over seven million refugee [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: ‘We cannot work under the barrel of a gun,’ UN relief chief says

15 july 2023 - 16:03:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Warring factions in Sudan must respect international law, protect civilians, and stop targeting relief and aid [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: At least 87 buried in mass grave in Darfur - UN rights office

13 july 2023 - 11:56:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The bodies of at least 87 ethnic Masalit and others allegedly killed last month by paramilitary [...] Full text...

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DR Congo mass graves tied to Rwanda-backed M23 rebels

14 june 2023 - 07:37:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group appears responsible for mass graves containing scores of bodies found in [...] Full text...

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Date of reconciliation between Misrata and Tawergha declared a National Day by Libya's Prime Minister

03 june 2023 - 15:40:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has announced that the [...] Full text...

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Arrest of top Rwandan genocide fugitive shows ‘justice will be done’: Guterres

25 may 2023 - 17:54:30
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that the arrest of one of the world's [...] Full text...

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Mali: Rights group calls for trial of perpetrators of Moura massacre

18 may 2023 - 06:30:06
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has called for the trial by a competent court of perpetrators [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for independent, impartial inquiry into Burkina Faso massacre linked to the Army

05 may 2023 - 07:51:31
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso authorities should ensure an independent and impartial inquiry into the summary execution of [...] Full text...

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On second thought: What is really going on here? A reflection by Sudanese journalists about ongoing fighting in the country (A Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA, correspondent)

30 april 2023 - 16:35:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - It all started with a comment from a South African radio station presenter: “How come you [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Police dig out mass graves in probe over endtimes preacher

22 april 2023 - 10:35:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A police probe into the activities of a religious cult in Kenya's coastal region of Kilifi [...] Full text...

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Mali: UN experts call for investigation into possible war crimes committed by Malian army and Wagner

31 january 2023 - 19:20:53
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - United Nations (UN) experts on Tuesday called for an independent investigation into possible "war crimes [...] Full text...

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UN investigators call on Libyan authorities to provide justice for victims of human rights violations

30 january 2023 - 14:21:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Independent Fact-Finding Mission to Libya has called on the Libyan authorities to take decisive [...] Full text...

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ICC reignites hope for long-delayed justice in Libya

05 december 2022 - 06:48:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A visit to Libya by the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor has reignited hope for long-delayed justice [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM, ICC Prosecutor discuss possibility of holding international conference in Libya

11 november 2022 - 13:35:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mrs. Najla al-Mangouch and the Prosecutor of the International Criminal [...] Full text...

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Delivering justice for Libya not ‘Mission Impossible’, ICC Prosecutor tells Security Council

10 november 2022 - 04:59:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Addressing the Security Council from Libyan soil for the first time ever, the International Criminal Court [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor to brief UN Security Council on Libyan situation

08 november 2022 - 12:30:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, will brief the UN Security Council [...] Full text...

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ICC prosecutor visits mass graves in western Libyan town

07 november 2022 - 16:15:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, on Monday visited sites of [...] Full text...

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Six bodies exhumed from a mass grave in Tarhouna, south of Tripoli

02 november 2022 - 17:59:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Six unidentified bodies were exhumed on Wednesday from a mass grave in the Tarhouna garbage dump [...] Full text...

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Top Libyan official urges commission on missing persons to resume work

27 october 2022 - 11:33:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, has stressed the need for the [...] Full text...

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More than 25,000 voters called to choose new municipal council in Tarhouna, western Libya

22 october 2022 - 17:43:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 25,492 voters began on Saturday to go to polling stations to choose a [...] Full text...

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Two children injured in mine explosion south of Tripoli

16 october 2022 - 12:37:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two children were injured on Saturday by a mine explosion in the Ain Zara neighbourhood, south [...] Full text...

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Global food crisis: Let’s move from ‘despair to hope and action’, urges Guterres

15 october 2022 - 06:42:04
Rome, Italy (PANA) - In the face of the growing hunger crisis, the head of the UN Food and Agriculture [...] Full text...

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Guinea: UN pledges support for justice and accountability, as stadium massacre trial begins

29 september 2022 - 05:31:02
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Wednesday paid tribute to the hundreds of victims and their families, of [...] Full text...

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Landmark trial for 2009 Guinea stadium massacre set to start on 28 September

23 september 2022 - 11:23:25
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The long-delayed trial of 11 men accused of responsibility for the 2009 Guinean security forces’ massacre of more than 150 [...] Full text...

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Libyan authorities find 15 unidentified bodies in two mass graves in Sirte

01 september 2022 - 12:59:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Fifteen unidentified bodies were found in two mass graves in the courtyard of the Ibn Sina [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL urges action on enforced disappearances as part of national reconciliation process

31 august 2022 - 11:51:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Tuesday called on the relevant authorities to [...] Full text...

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More than 63,000 false registration numbers found in Libya, says Prosecutor General

17 august 2022 - 19:56:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 63,986 fake national registration numbers were discovered in Libya by commissions of the [...] Full text...

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Five unidentified bodies found at Tarhouna

28 july 2022 - 12:42:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Five unidentified bodies were discovered in the town of Tarhouna, south of Tripoli, the General Authority [...] Full text...

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UN fact-finding mission to Libya strongly suspects the al-Kaniyat militia of crimes against humanity

07 july 2022 - 15:55:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Fact-finding Mission in Libya said here Thursday there were "reasonable grounds" to believe that [...] Full text...

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UN human rights probe says new suspected mass graves found in Libyan town of Tarhuna

04 july 2022 - 15:09:04
Geneva, Switzerand (PANA) - New suspected mass graves have been uncovered in Tarhuna, Libya, a Human Rights Council Probe reported on [...] Full text...

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South Africa commemorates 46th anniversary of Soweto Riots

16 june 2022 - 15:54:33
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday called on South Africa’s youth to rally together as [...] Full text...

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‘Protracted political impasse’ further polarising Libya - UN official

27 may 2022 - 05:11:24
New York, US (PANA) - Despite UN efforts, political, economic and security deadlock continues in Libya, the UN political affairs [...] Full text...

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Stephanie Williams reaffirms UN's support for victims of Tarhouna massacres in western Libya in quest for justice

11 may 2022 - 16:04:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, has assured the families of victims of [...] Full text...

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Libyan UN delegate stresses competence of Libyan judicial institutions to deliver justice

29 april 2022 - 16:56:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's delegate to the United Nations, Taher el-Sonni, Friday affirmed that his country's national judicial institutions [...] Full text...

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Libya meeting focuses on issue of bodies of missing, unidentified persons since 2011

06 april 2022 - 15:00:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, Wednesday stressed the need to work [...] Full text...

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Libyan council vice president hails ICRC's efforts in humanitarian issues in Libya

04 april 2022 - 18:24:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Vice President of Libya's Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, has hailed efforts of the International Committee [...] Full text...

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AI report says conflict contagious in face of perilously weak international responses in 2021

29 march 2022 - 18:21:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Amnesty International said in its latest report that in 2021, new and unresolved conflicts erupted or [...] Full text...

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Libya with 2 prime ministers, is left with two competing draft roadmaps for elections (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

13 february 2022 - 20:26:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya seems to have entered a new phase of political schism with two prime ministers and [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopian forces 'liberate' more towns and cities

07 december 2021 - 06:39:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government says the coalition of security forces led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed [...] Full text...

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Vice President of Libyan Presidential Council meets UN rights chief

25 november 2021 - 11:21:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, and the UN High Commissioner for [...] Full text...

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Libyan delegate to the UN stresses primacy of Libyan justice over ICC

24 november 2021 - 11:45:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Permanent Representative of Libya to the United Nations, Taher Al-Sonni, has affirmed that the role [...] Full text...

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ICC prosecutor announces further investigations into 2019 Tripoli war

24 november 2021 - 11:26:06
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, has said that the court is [...] Full text...

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ICC Advisor: “Impunity is not an Option” in The Gambia

17 november 2021 - 22:41:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Lawyers and activists from Gambia and around the world Wednesday insisted that any recommendations by the [...] Full text...

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Six more unidentified bodies exhumed from mass graves in Tarhouna, south of Tripoli

08 november 2021 - 19:14:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Six unidentified bodies were exhumed on Monday from mass graves discovered in Tarhouna (South of Tripoli) [...] Full text...

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December elections continue to fuel controversy in Libya (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

04 november 2021 - 20:03:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - All Libyans unanimously agree to holding elections on 24 December in accordance with the roadmap drawn [...] Full text...

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COP26: 'We're digging our own graves,' Guterres warns

01 november 2021 - 19:00:55
Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - As the World Leaders Summit opened on day two of COP26, UN chief António Guterres sent [...] Full text...

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Libyan council deputy chairman raises possibility of special courts to try perpetrators of mass graves in Tarhouna

25 october 2021 - 20:53:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Moussa Al-Kouni, Monday announced the possibility of considering [...] Full text...

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New mass grave discovered south of Tripoli

23 october 2021 - 12:25:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A new mass grave has been discovered in the area of the Agricultural Project at km [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight continued wrangling in govt and parliament, plan for departure of mercenaries

17 october 2021 - 13:26:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Newspapers last week focused on cracks within the Government of National Unity (GNU) following a [...] Full text...

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25 new unidentified bodies found in Tarhouna, south of Tripoli

12 october 2021 - 20:36:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twenty five unidentified bodies have been discovered in five mass and individual graves in Tarhouna south [...] Full text...

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Human rights groups demand trial of suspects of 2009 stadium massacre in Guinea

28 september 2021 - 11:11:02
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Several human rights groups are calling for trial of suspects in the massacre of more than 150 [...] Full text...

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Five more unidentified bodies found in mass graves in Tarhouna, southwestern Libya

27 september 2021 - 19:26:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Five unidentified bodies were exhumed on Monday from mass graves in the so-called 'Agricultural Project' area [...] Full text...

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Haftar steps down ahead of contesting Libya's presidential election

22 september 2021 - 22:05:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) based in the east, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, on [...] Full text...

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Nigerian military dismisses allegations of mass graves in northwest, northcentral in anti-terrorism fight

12 september 2021 - 17:44:08
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) on Sunday said viral pictures being circulated purporting to be [...] Full text...

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LAS reiterates support for the Libyan roadmap adopted by the LPDF

10 september 2021 - 16:47:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Council of Ministers of the League of Arab States (LAS) has reaffirmed its support for [...] Full text...

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After disrupting the transition, Haftar again threatens the electoral process in Libya ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

12 august 2021 - 22:01:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Not content with having served as a blocking element in the new political transition that has [...] Full text...

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Nine new bodies exhumed from a mass grave in Tarhouna, south of Tripoli

11 august 2021 - 16:09:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nine unidentified bodies were exhumed on Wednesday in Tarhouna town south of Tripoli, by teams from [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM calls for army loyal to homeland and serving all Libyans

10 august 2021 - 20:39:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the National Unity Government and Minister of Defence, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, said [...] Full text...

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Ten bodies exhumed from new mass grave in Libya

09 august 2021 - 05:28:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Ten bodies were exhumed on Sunday from a new mass grave discovered at "Agricultural Project Km [...] Full text...

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12 new bodies exhumed from two mass graves in Tarhouna, south of Tripoli

28 july 2021 - 19:17:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 12 bodies were exhumed on Wednesday from two mass graves discovered in Tarhouna [...] Full text...

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Hafter-allied militia leader killed in Benghazi, eastern Libya

27 july 2021 - 22:53:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mohamed Al-Kani, head of the Al-Kaniyat militia affiliated to the head of the Libyan National Army, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Namibia’s capital running out of burial space

19 july 2021 - 14:22:01
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - At the rate people are dying of Covid-19, Windhoek, the Namibian capital's main cemetery at Pionierspark [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges all States to ratify the Rome Statute

17 july 2021 - 19:35:21
New York, US (PANA) - Accountability for grave crimes of concern to the international community is central to global commitment [...] Full text...

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Three new bodies discovered in mass grave in southern Tripoli

14 july 2021 - 10:43:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Three unidentified bodies have been exhumed from a mass grave recently discovered in the area of [...] Full text...

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Two bodies exhumed from mass grave in Tarhouna, south of Tripoli

07 july 2021 - 13:04:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two bodies were exhumed on Wednesday from a mass grave located in the "Agricultural Project" area, [...] Full text...

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Four bodies exhumed from new mass grave in southern Tripoli

03 june 2021 - 10:54:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Four unidentified bodies have been exhumed from a new mass grave discovered in the town of [...] Full text...

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ICC prosecutor warmly welcomed by marginalised IDPs in Darfur

01 june 2021 - 15:46:16
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)-In an unprecedented visit of its kind, the Prosecutor General of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda, [...] Full text...

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Libyan delegate to UN reiterates primacy of justice over citizens

18 may 2021 - 13:43:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Taher al-Sonni, has reaffirmed the primacy of Libyan justice [...] Full text...

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Fatou Bensouda set to collaborate with Libyan government on responsibility of crimes committed in Libya

17 may 2021 - 23:34:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The public prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Dr. Fatou Bensouda,  said here Monday there [...] Full text...

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UK imposes sanctions on Haftar-affiliated al-Kaniyat militia

14 may 2021 - 11:35:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on the al-Kaniyat militia and its leaders, Abderrahim  al-Kani and [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court dismisses suit against Nigeria over killings since 2001

27 april 2021 - 15:08:13
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Monday dismissed a suit filed by a Nigerian non-governmental organisation [...] Full text...

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Counter hate-driven movements, UN chief urges, reflecting on genocide in Rwanda

08 april 2021 - 08:11:36
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - As the world marked the grim anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM orders urgent needs of western town of Tarhouna to be met

05 april 2021 - 08:03:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, has given instructions for the formation of a ministerial committee [...] Full text...

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Guinea authorities investigate canoe accident that claimed 15 lives

31 march 2021 - 11:33:25
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government on Tuesday opened an investigation into the capsizing of a dugout canoe on [...] Full text...

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Rights watchdog urges new Libyan gov't to prioritise justice, accountability ahead of vote

25 march 2021 - 08:25:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The newly confirmed Government of National Unity (GNU) should commit itself to significantly improve human rights [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Kenya imposes stricter border surveillance, ban on political gatherings to battle pandemic

12 march 2021 - 19:27:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday announced more stringent measures to curb the spread of the [...] Full text...

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Amnesty raises red flags about safety of people with albinism in Malawi

05 february 2021 - 08:42:48
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Amnesty International has expressed concern for the safety of people with albinism in Malawi following the [...] Full text...

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Rights groups regret reparations yet to be paid to ex-Chadian president Habré's victims

27 january 2021 - 05:48:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Union has yet to set up a Trust Fund to compensate victims of the [...] Full text...

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New mass grave discovered south of Tripoli

23 january 2021 - 14:38:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ten unidentified bodies were found in a mass grave discovered at the "Machrou al-Rabt" sites in [...] Full text...

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International Red Cross and Red Crescent movement welcomes entry into force of treaty banning nuclear weapons

22 january 2021 - 11:00:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has welcomed the entry into force on [...] Full text...

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New mass graves discovered in southern Tripoli

20 january 2021 - 20:34:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A new mass grave was discovered Wednesday in the city of Tarhouna, south of the capital, [...] Full text...

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Scale of mass graves in Libya reflects rights violations (News Analysis by Youssef Ba)

15 january 2021 - 11:48:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The increasing number of discoveries of mass graves in Tarhouna, south of Tripoli, reflects the scale [...] Full text...

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241 mass graves of 1972 civil war in Burundi excavated

10 january 2021 - 19:26:26
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The skeletal remains of 13,584 victims of the civil war in 1972 were Sunday excavated from [...] Full text...

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Bodies discovered in mass grave in western Tripoli identified by families

10 january 2021 - 19:06:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Several bodies of people reported missing and discovered in a mass grave in the city of [...] Full text...

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NGO says 416 civilians killed during hostilities in 2020 in Libya

09 january 2021 - 16:42:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 416 people were killed in 2020 in Libya, as a result of military [...] Full text...

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New mass grave discovered in Libya

09 january 2021 - 14:03:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A new mass grave has been discovered in the area of Mashrou al-Rabt, in the city [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor's team ends visit to Libya

23 december 2020 - 16:16:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The third mission of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor's team to Libya has ended, the  [...] Full text...

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United States Ambassador promises sanctions against human rights violators in Libya

28 november 2020 - 13:46:33
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - United States Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland said here Saturday his country would take "concrete steps [...] Full text...

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Two bodies unearthed from a mass grave in Tarhoua south of Tripoli

24 november 2020 - 14:49:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two unidentified bodies were found in a new mass grave discovered in Tarhouna (south of Tripoli), [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor calls for Libya ceasefire progress

10 november 2020 - 19:31:05
New York, US (PANA) - The Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is urging Libya’s warring parties to implement [...] Full text...

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Ten bodies discovered in five new mass grave in Tarhouna, southern Tripoli

06 november 2020 - 17:39:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of ten bodies were found in five new mass graves discovered in the area [...] Full text...

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Haftar’s future called into question on eve of political solution in Libya (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

29 october 2020 - 22:18:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The process to resolve the Libyan crisis through consensus raises no doubt following developments over the [...] Full text...

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Rights expert urges greater protection for mass graves

28 october 2020 - 18:49:40
New York, US (PANA) - More action must be taken to protect mass graves, which provide proof of "heinous events" that [...] Full text...

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New mass graves discovered in Libya

28 october 2020 - 12:00:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 12 new unidentified bodies have been found in two mass graves and two [...] Full text...

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Libya: Four new mass graves discovered in Tarhouna, southern Tripoli

27 october 2020 - 19:14:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Four new mass graves were discovered on Tuesday in the area of ​​"Machrou Al-Rabt" in Tarhouna [...] Full text...

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Will the permanent ceasefire agreement in Libya overshadow the position of critics? (Analysis)

26 october 2020 - 16:44:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The signing on Friday in Geneva of the permanent ceasefire agreement in Libya has accelerated the [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj hails permanent ceasefire agreement to stop Libya's bloodshed

23 october 2020 - 18:16:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has welcomed the [...] Full text...

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Libya requests for EU technical support in forensic medicine

20 october 2020 - 12:49:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya is requesting technical support from the European Union in the field of forensic medicine, in [...] Full text...

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Libya: Twelve bodies discovered in five new mass graves in Tarhouna

19 october 2020 - 10:50:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twelve bodies were discovered in five new mass graves on Sunday in the area of Mashrou [...] Full text...

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Libya: Eleven mass graves, 74 bodies discovered in Tarhouna since June 2020

17 october 2020 - 13:38:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 74 bodies have been unearthed in 11 mass graves since June in Tarhouna, [...] Full text...

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Remains of three bodies found in mass grave in Libyan town of Tarhouna

13 october 2020 - 10:57:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The remains of three bodies were discovered on Monday in a mass grave in Tarhouna, 90 [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges Libyans to make real progress in the search for peace and stability

05 october 2020 - 17:49:34
New York, US (PANA) – Stating that Libya’s future is at stake, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Monday called on [...] Full text...

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Two rights groups ask DR Congo gov't to take concrete steps to end impunity

02 october 2020 - 10:54:45
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Two human rights advocates -Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch - say the DR Congo [...] Full text...

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28 September 2009 massacre in Conakry: Six organisations demand trial in shortest possible time

28 september 2020 - 22:16:52
Paris, France (PANA) - Six human rights organisations Monday urged the Guinean government to immediately take concrete measures to begin [...] Full text...

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Rights groups demand justice for victims of 28 September massacre in Guinea

28 september 2020 - 10:07:46
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  - Six human rights groups on Monday reminded the Guinean authorities that victims and their family members [...] Full text...

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The East African Community expresses interest in Burundi TRC

24 september 2020 - 15:54:17
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A delegation of the General Secretariat of the East African Community (EAC) is in Burundi as [...] Full text...

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Mozambique: Amnesty international calls for investigation into videos showing tortures by Mozambican security forces

11 september 2020 - 21:09:34
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty international (AI) Wednesday called on the Mozambican government to open independent investigations into serious acts [...] Full text...

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Two unidentified bodies unearthed in Tarhouna south of Tripoli

10 september 2020 - 13:08:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two unidentified bodies have been found in separate graves  during the ongoing search for missing persons [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa emerges victorious after tense ruling party meeting

31 august 2020 - 17:46:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday appeared to secure control of South Africa’s ruling African [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief urges DR Congo to protect Nobel laureate Mukwege amid death threats

28 august 2020 - 20:38:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Friday condemned death threats against Congolese Nobel Prize [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma takes aim at Ramaphosa

28 august 2020 - 17:23:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma on Friday took aim at his successor, President Cyril Ramaphosa, [...] Full text...

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UN human rights chief appoints independent investigators to probe abuses in Libya

20 august 2020 - 04:03:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN-led efforts to address serious rights violations in Libya, received a boost on Wednesday with the [...] Full text...

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Fresh mass grave of genocide victims discovered in Kigali city

17 august 2020 - 11:41:23
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A fresh mass grave believed to contain the bodies of genocide victims has been discovered in [...] Full text...

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Total calm on fighting fronts in Libya, sign in prelude to storm or ceasefire opportunity? (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

03 august 2020 - 22:51:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The fighting fronts in Libya, particularly the central region of Sirte and al-Jafra, are marked in [...] Full text...

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Presidential Council orders investigation into Bernard Henri Levy's visit to Libya

26 july 2020 - 14:29:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has affirmed that it has no [...] Full text...

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Libyan gov't says 238 bodies discovered in mass graves between 5 June and 23 July

25 july 2020 - 12:07:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan General Office for Search and Identification of the Missing has announced that it discovered [...] Full text...

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Any ceasefire in Libya must be lasting, stops "new aggression" - Fayez al-Sarraj

24 july 2020 - 13:08:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Head of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, has [...] Full text...

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Eleven bodies discovered in new mass grave in Libya's Tarhouna

23 july 2020 - 11:19:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Eleven bodies of unidentified people, blindfolded and with their hands tied, were discovered in a new [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: More than 150 countries engaged in COVID-19 vaccine global access facility

15 july 2020 - 16:25:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Seventy-five countries have submitted expressions of interest to protect their populations and those of other nations through [...] Full text...

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New mass grave discovered in Libya's Tarhouna town

15 july 2020 - 12:26:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  A new mass grave was discovered on Tuesday in Tarhouna town, south of Tripoli, the committee [...] Full text...

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Endless conflict extends suffering of Libyans (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

10 july 2020 - 22:25:25
 Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Security chaos, suffering and impoverishment of Libyans remain among the most visible characteristics of life in [...] Full text...

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Fight against terrorism must be conducted with strict respect for human rights, EU Delegation

10 july 2020 - 18:46:20
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -  The European Union Delegation in Burkina Faso said here Friday the fight against terrorism must [...] Full text...

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HRW accuses Burkinabe forces of extra-judicial executions, 180 bodies found in mass graves

09 july 2020 - 15:45:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Mass graves containing at least 180 bodies have been discovered in a town in northern [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Time is running out for Libya, UN chief warns Security Council

09 july 2020 - 03:36:29
New York, US (PANA) - With battle lines shifting, foreign interference growing, thousands fleeing their homes and COVID-19 cases on [...] Full text...

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ICC accepts Al-Sarraj's request to send a team to investigate crimes in Libya

07 july 2020 - 14:59:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has accepted a request from the President of the Presidential Council [...] Full text...

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39 new bodies found in mass graves in Tarhouna, and the southern outskirts of Tripoli

02 july 2020 - 18:45:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 39 new bodies have been found in mass graves in Tarhouna and the [...] Full text...

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French FM promises to work with Fayez al-Sarraj to ensure Libya's stability

02 july 2020 - 18:11:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, in a telephone conversation with the Chairman of the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Antonio Guterres worried over discovery of mass graves in Tarhouna, mine planting near Tripoli

01 july 2020 - 21:37:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Wednesday expressed extreme shock over the discovery of a certain number of [...] Full text...

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Three senior managers remanded after mass graves were discovered beneath hospital in Southern Rwanda

01 july 2020 - 17:19:50
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Three senior managers, including a legal representative of a referral hospital of Gitwe, Southern Rwanda,  were [...] Full text...

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Libya: Another mass grave with 9 bodies discovered in Tarhouna, south of Tripoli

29 june 2020 - 18:14:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nine bodies have been exhumed from a new mass grave at the proposed agricultural site in [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM al-Sarraj hails ICC announcement to investigate crimes committed by LNA forces

29 june 2020 - 11:07:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj has hailed the announcement by the International Criminal Court (ICC) that [...] Full text...

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ICC to widen investigation in Libya by including mass graves discovered in Tarhouna

23 june 2020 - 15:26:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  The International Criminal Court (ICC)'s Prosecutor, Ms. Fatou Bensouda, has said she would not hesitate to [...] Full text...

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Libyan Government of National Accord welcomes acceptance of investigation by UN human rights commission

22 june 2020 - 23:44:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan ministry of Justice of the government of national accord (GNA) Monday expressed its approval [...] Full text...

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International follow up committee on Libya urges Libyan belligerents to end military escalation in Sirte

22 june 2020 - 23:18:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the international follow up committee on Libya (IFCL) Monday expressed deep concern over the [...] Full text...

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ICC worried over mass graves in Libya

22 june 2020 - 19:37:47
Paris, France (PANA) – Expressing concern following the discovery of several mass graves in Libya, particularly in the region of [...] Full text...

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190 bodies discovered in hospitals, mass graves after defeat of Hafar forces in western Libya

20 june 2020 - 13:31:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 190 bodies have been discovered in hospitals and mass graves in Tarhouna, 100 [...] Full text...

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More than 1million people are in need of humanitarian aid in Libya, says Stephanie Willams

19 june 2020 - 18:58:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General Stephanie Williams told the United Nations Human Rights Council [...] Full text...

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Atrocity of war crimes, crimes against humanity in Libya call for an end to impunity

19 june 2020 - 14:47:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The last few weeks have been full of dramatic developments in Libya following the defeat of [...] Full text...

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UN official raises concern over increasing retaliatory acts as battle lines shift in Libya

19 june 2020 - 13:42:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – One million people are now in need of some form of humanitarian assistance in Libya, including [...] Full text...

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U.S. welcomes Libyan government's call for international investigation of crimes in Libya

17 june 2020 - 11:40:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - U.S. Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland has welcomed the Government of National Accord's (GNA) call for [...] Full text...

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Libya requests UN assistance to investigate crimes committed in Tarhouna

16 june 2020 - 18:38:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, in a [...] Full text...

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4 killed, 4 wounded in mine explosion in housing zones in Libya

15 june 2020 - 23:48:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mines continue claiming the lives of civilians as four people were killed and four others were [...] Full text...

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107 bodies discovered at Tarhouna Hospital near Tripoli presented for autopsy

15 june 2020 - 13:54:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 107 bodies found on June 5 at Tarhouna Hospital south of Tripoli, the [...] Full text...

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Libya's Interior Ministry calls for investigation into video of Egyptians detained and tortured in Libya

15 june 2020 - 12:00:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior Ministry of Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) has announced that it is investigating [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM appeals to UNSC for action on crimes committed by pro-Haftar forces

14 june 2020 - 18:48:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libyan foreign affairs and international cooperation minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Siala, [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for Libya mass grave investigation

14 june 2020 - 09:59:39
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has expressed deep shock at the discovery of mass graves [...] Full text...

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US-Turkish-Russian arrangements in Libya and Maghreb efforts to resolve crisis highlighted in news

13 june 2020 - 16:54:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Political efforts undertaken after military developments in the west of the country marked by the defeat [...] Full text...

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Libyan government determined to shed light on mass graves discovered in Tarhouna, last pro-Haftar stronghold

13 june 2020 - 15:08:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  The mass graves discovered in Tarhouna, 120 km south of Tripoli, the last stronghold of Marshal [...] Full text...

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UN calls for investigation into mass grave in Libyan city of Tarhouna recaptured from Haftar’s forces

11 june 2020 - 20:59:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Thursday expressed concern over the discovery of several mass [...] Full text...

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Rights groups say reparations yet to be paid to ex-Chadian dictator Habré’s victims

29 may 2020 - 05:38:05
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The victims of the former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre have yet to receive any reparations four years after [...] Full text...

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Attacks on civilians, arbitrary arrests, top list of abuses in Libya, says ICC Prosecutor

06 may 2020 - 05:34:48
New York, US (PANA) - Unabated violence, particularly in and around the Libyan capital, has now been raging for more [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus is threatening global peace and security - UN chief warns

11 april 2020 - 06:20:23
New York, US (PANA) - While the COVID-19 pandemic is first and foremost a health crisis, its implications are more [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President Saied pays respects to late president Bourguiba

07 april 2020 - 05:45:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian president Kaïs Saied on Monday visited Monastir where he paid his respects to the late [...] Full text...

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Remains of 7,348 people exhumed from 8 mass graves in Burundi

03 march 2020 - 15:23:55
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Remains of 7,348 victims of ethnic violence in Burundi have been exhumed from eight mass graves [...] Full text...

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Malian PM ends visit to Mopti region

24 february 2020 - 22:12:12
Bamako, Mali (PANA)  - Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cissé, heading a high-powered delegation, on 22-23 February visited several localities of [...] Full text...

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Tunisian human rights league denounces desecration of migrants’ graves

23 february 2020 - 17:22:25
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Gabes branch of the Tunisian national human rights league in the southeast of the country, [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Human bones of genocide victims unearthed

14 february 2020 - 16:54:15
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Human bones and materials of at least 6,000 victims of the 1972 inter-ethnic massacres have recently [...] Full text...

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Excavations reveal possible mass graves on Bujumbura Public University campus

16 january 2020 - 13:44:46
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  - The campus of the only public university in Bujumbura, Burundi's economic capital, will be thoroughly searched [...] Full text...

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Coming weeks will be decisive in fight against terrorism, says Macron

23 december 2019 - 09:23:22
 Niamey, Niger (PANA) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that the coming weeks will be "decisive" in the [...] Full text...

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Trial of assassins begin 26 years after Burundi’s first democratically-elected president was killed

20 october 2019 - 17:38:45
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – Burundians on Monday celebrate the 26th anniversary of the assassination of the first democratically-elected president, Melchior [...] Full text...

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Tunisian rights group calls for burial of illegal migrants with dignity

18 july 2019 - 10:51:57
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Higher Authority for Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms on Wednesday called for the burial of [...] Full text...

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ICC honours monarch of Lesotho

17 june 2019 - 15:45:46
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – Lesotho’s King Letsie III  was on Monday decorated with the title of 'Distinguished Honorary Fellow [...] Full text...

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ICC, African States Parties confer on strengthening cooperation

13 june 2019 - 05:39:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday convened a Retreat with African States Parties to [...] Full text...

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Death toll of Sobana Da terror attack revised downward - Malian government

12 june 2019 - 23:33:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -  The Malian government said here Wednesday that following investigations on the 11 June 2019 terrorist attack [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s Truth Commission scribe gives update on proceedings

30 april 2019 - 20:34:05
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)   -   Dr. Baba Galleh Jallow, Executive Secretary of Gambia’s Truth Reconciliation and Reparation Commission (TRRC), Tuesday said [...] Full text...

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Guterres calls for global effort to end xenophobia and ‘loathsome rhetoric’

30 april 2019 - 07:54:52
New York, US (PAN) - A “disturbing groundswell” of hate-based violence and intolerance aimed at worshippers across all faiths, must be [...] Full text...

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16 armed bandits, 10 civilians killed in fresh violence in Northwest Nigeria

23 april 2019 - 12:57:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Air Force on Tuesday said that its Air Task Force (ATF), under Operation DIRAN [...] Full text...

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Efforts to locate remains of Genocide victims dominate media reports in Rwanda

21 april 2019 - 13:48:51
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Call for renewed efforts to reveal location of remains of Genocide victims hit headlines in Rwanda [...] Full text...

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UN human rights chief warns Libyan warring parties on protection of civilians

09 april 2019 - 18:02:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday reminded all parties to the conflict [...] Full text...

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Malian president condoles families bereft by Saturday's massacre in Ogossagou

26 march 2019 - 12:48:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian President  Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on Tuesday visited  Ogossagou village in the central Mopti region to [...] Full text...

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Mali Defence Minister pays tribute to 23 Malian soldiers killed in attack in Dioura

20 march 2019 - 16:54:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Defence and Veterans Minister, Tiémoko Sangaré, accompanied by the military leaders of the Malian Armed [...] Full text...

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Titanium mining firm attacks poverty in Kenya’s coastal region (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

28 february 2019 - 12:55:21
Kwale, Kenya (PANA) – The sign-post is hard to miss on the narrow highway linking Ukunda, a small resort town [...] Full text...

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Rights group says 'justice vital to peace' in CAR

22 february 2019 - 10:05:57
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - The peace accord between the government of the Central African Republic (CAR) and armed groups that was [...] Full text...

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Mass-graves found of at least 535 killed during in western DR Congo

31 january 2019 - 07:18:32
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A preliminary UN investigation into a massacre reportedly carried out in western Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...

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Mandela tribute concert marred by violent crime

03 december 2018 - 15:43:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The organisers of the Global Citizen Festival, held to celebrate the legacy of Nelson [...] Full text...

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Mandela hailed at inaugural Global Citizen Festival

02 december 2018 - 19:40:13
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – For a few glorious hours, Soweto was the centre of the universe on Sunday as [...] Full text...

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Oprah Winfrey reflects on Mandela's legacy

29 november 2018 - 18:31:36
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Global icon Oprah Winfrey on Thursday reflected on her extraordinary friendship with Nelson Mandela [...] Full text...

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Beyoncé salutes Nelson Mandela

28 november 2018 - 13:25:05
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Beyoncé has penned a moving tribute to former world statesman Nelson Mandela ahead of [...] Full text...

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Line-up for mega Johannesburg concert confirmed

26 november 2018 - 15:39:14
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Organisers of the Global Citizen Festival on Monday announced that top South African artist, [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Angola to suspend deportation of DRC refugees

15 november 2018 - 05:36:23
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Human rights watchdog, Human Rights Watch, on Thursday asked the Angolan government to immediately suspend [...] Full text...

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French author releases new book on fight against Genocide denial

14 september 2018 - 13:16:03
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - French univerisity lecturer, Florent Piton, on Friday presented his book depicting the consequences of Genocide denial, [...] Full text...

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Mediterranean crossings deadlier than ever, new UNHCR report shows

03 september 2018 - 06:43:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Three years on from the shocking images of lifeless Syrian toddler Alan Kurdi on a Turkish [...] Full text...

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US 'gravely concerned' about detentions, beatings in Zimbabwe post-election violence

10 august 2018 - 11:48:58
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States government says it is "gravely concerned" by credible reports of numerous detentions, [...] Full text...

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ICC marks 20 anniversary of Rome Statute

17 july 2018 - 19:48:28
The Hague, The Netherlands (PANA) - A two-day event was held at the headquarters of International Criminal Court (ICC) in [...] Full text...

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