The Committee to Protect Journalists, an independent organization of journalists dedicated to defending press freedom around the world, has written to the Libyan authorities to express its shock and grave concern about the apparent murder of Libyan journalist Dayf al-Ghazal al-Shuhaibi, a former journalist for the government-owned daily Azahf al-Akhdar and contributor to the London-based Web sites Libya Alyoum and Libya Jeel. Al-Ghazal's body was found in Benghazi, his hometown, on or about J...read more
The Committee to Protect Journalists, an independent organization of journalists dedicated to defending press freedom around the world, has written to the Libyan authorities to express its shock and grave concern about the apparent murder of Libyan journalist Dayf al-Ghazal al-Shuhaibi, a former journalist for the government-owned daily Azahf al-Akhdar and contributor to the London-based Web sites Libya Alyoum and Libya Jeel. Al-Ghazal's body was found in Benghazi, his hometown, on or about June 2 after he went missing from his home on May 21, according to several sources. Justice Minister Ali Hasnaoui said al-Ghazal was shot in the head and the death was being investigated as a murder, according to international press reports.