Italy, Rome: A woman fells on ground after being hit by a water cannon used to disperse refugees who were evicted from a palace in the center of Rome on August 24, 2017. The UN's refugee agency (UNHCR) voiced "grave concern" over the eviction of 800 people from a Rome building squatted mainly by asylum seekers and refugees from Eritrea and Ethiopia. Almost 200 people expelled from the building sleep on the streets from 19 of August.
In August 2011, a group of militiamen, who were fighting against the Libyan president Mummer Kadhafi, entered the house of Kadhafi’s youngest son, Hannibal, in Tripoli, and found a tablet device which they believe was his personal device.
The device was turned over to a group of media activists in Tripoli, who examined the content. On the device they found thousands of photos and videos, including personal and family images. In a folder titled “Bosleem” there were videos that appeared to show prisoners being tortured during questioning, and photos of what are believed to be prisoners including their names, some appearing to be injured. The content also included Word documents and power point presentations some of which are encrypted.
The media activists have posted on social media a number of photos of Hannibal Kadhadi and his family, and several videos of prisoners being tortured. The activists group says one of its members was kidnapped and his fate remains unknown. Since then they have felt that they are in danger and have had to change locations frequently. They decided to move the content of the device outside of Libya. They contacted Lebanese journalist Mohamad Chreyteh, and one the the activists travelled to Lebanon in 2014 and gave the journalist the content.
Mr. Chreyteh says he has been working on organizing and verifying the content over the last year. He says he decided to make some of the content public on Sunday December 13, 2015, after hearing news that Hannibal Kadhafi is being held in detention. Kadhafi was turned over to Lebanese Internal Security official by gunmen who had seized him in Baalbek on Thursday December 10. Kadhafi is under investigation and official are trying to determine if he can be put on trial in Lebanon, in connection with the disappearance in Libya of Lebanese Shiaa spiritual leader and founder of the Amal Party, Moussa al-Sadr, in 1978.
The content includes many items that have not yet been made public:
- More than 700 photos and videos, of Hannibal Kadhafi, his wife, children, homes, yacht, private jet and international travels.
- More than 1700 photos and names of who are believed to be detainees held at Bosleem prison in Tripoli.
- More than 50 video clips showing what appears to be the interrogation and torture of prisoners.
- More than 35 documents including letters from investigators in Kadhafi’s security forces to senior officials, lists with names of wanted people, lists with names of detainees, lists with names of people recommended to be set free, notes detailing prisoner interrogations, letter from a senior military police official to a senior judge.
Hannibal Kadhafi and his Lebanese born wife Aline Skaf in what is believed to be their home.
A portion of a lengthy undated document from 2011, that appears to be a report by a Libyan security official to a superior on the uprising against the Kadhafi regime in 2011.
The subject "Summary of the current incidents based on investigations of detainees".
The report says that what it refers to as the 'conspiracy', started in Benghazi on February 7, 2011, blaming it on what are called "crusader countries" including the US, France, Italy, and the UK.
The report goes on to also blame Arab countries including Qatar, UAE and the Arab League, as well as external opposition and "internal traitors".
This is a of a portion of an undated document from 2011, that appears to be a reply by a Libyan security official to a letter from his superior dated May 18 2011. The document appears to be a report of interrogations of prisoners who have identified other people as participants in the uprising against the Kadhafi regime.
A portion of a document dated June 24, 2011, that appears to be a list of detainees at the 'central prison', believed to be Bosleem Prison. The document lists the names of 385 prisoners showing their file number, nationality, and location and date of their apprehension.
A portion of an undated document from 2011, that appears to be a letter by a Libyan security officer to a superior, accusing a police officer named Sufian Fawzi al-Seid al-Zarkani, of participating in the uprising against the Kadhafi regime.
The report also claims that the officer hid members of the opposition in his house, and did not allow his family to watch Libyan state television and instead allowed them to watch external channels such as al-Jazeera and al-Arabiya.
Around two thousand people marched barefoot in Rome on September 11, 2015 demanding a dignified treatment for the thousands of refugees reaching Europe's shores.
Around two thousand people marched barefoot in Rome on September 11, 2015 demanding a dignified treatment for the thousands of refugees reaching Europe's shores.
Around two thousand people marched barefoot in Rome on September 11, 2015 demanding a dignified treatment for the thousands of refugees reaching Europe's shores.
Around two thousand people marched barefoot in Rome on September 11, 2015 demanding a dignified treatment for the thousands of refugees reaching Europe's shores.
Around two thousand people marched barefoot in Rome on September 11, 2015 demanding a dignified treatment for the thousands of refugees reaching Europe's shores.
Around two thousand people marched barefoot in Rome on September 11, 2015 demanding a dignified treatment for the thousands of refugees reaching Europe's shores.
Around two thousand people marched barefoot in Rome on September 11, 2015 demanding a dignified treatment for the thousands of refugees reaching Europe's shores.
Around two thousand people marched barefoot in Rome on September 11, 2015 demanding a dignified treatment for the thousands of refugees reaching Europe's shores.
Around two thousand people marched barefoot in Rome on September 11, 2015 demanding a dignified treatment for the thousands of refugees reaching Europe's shores.
Around two thousand people marched barefoot in Rome on September 11, 2015 demanding a dignified treatment for the thousands of refugees reaching Europe's shores.
Around two thousand people marched barefoot in Rome on September 11, 2015 demanding a dignified treatment for the thousands of refugees reaching Europe's shores.
In recent weeks Italy has faced an emergency situation as wave after wave of immigrants arrive to already-overburdened centers for refugees and asylum-seekers. In Rome, the area around Tiburtina has become temporary home to many immigrants who turn to the Baobab center for clothes, food and assistance.
In recent weeks Italy has faced an emergency situation as wave after wave of immigrants arrive to already-overburdened centers for refugees and asylum-seekers. In Rome, the area around Tiburtina has become temporary home to many immigrants who turn to the Baobab center for clothes, food and assistance.
In recent weeks Italy has faced an emergency situation as wave after wave of immigrants arrive to already-overburdened centers for refugees and asylum-seekers. In Rome, the area around Tiburtina has become temporary home to many immigrants who turn to the Baobab center for clothes, food and assistance.
In recent weeks Italy has faced an emergency situation as wave after wave of immigrants arrive to already-overburdened centers for refugees and asylum-seekers. In Rome, the area around Tiburtina has become temporary home to many immigrants who turn to the Baobab center for clothes, food and assistance.
In recent weeks Italy has faced an emergency situation as wave after wave of immigrants arrive to already-overburdened centers for refugees and asylum-seekers. In Rome, the area around Tiburtina has become temporary home to many immigrants who turn to the Baobab center for clothes, food and assistance.
In recent weeks Italy has faced an emergency situation as wave after wave of immigrants arrive to already-overburdened centers for refugees and asylum-seekers. In Rome, the area around Tiburtina has become temporary home to many immigrants who turn to the Baobab center for clothes, food and assistance.
In recent weeks Italy has faced an emergency situation as wave after wave of immigrants arrive to already-overburdened centers for refugees and asylum-seekers. In Rome, the area around Tiburtina has become temporary home to many immigrants who turn to the Baobab center for clothes, food and assistance.
In recent weeks Italy has faced an emergency situation as wave after wave of immigrants arrive to already-overburdened centers for refugees and asylum-seekers. In Rome, the area around Tiburtina has become temporary home to many immigrants who turn to the Baobab center for clothes, food and assistance.
In recent weeks Italy has faced an emergency situation as wave after wave of immigrants arrive to already-overburdened centers for refugees and asylum-seekers. In Rome, the area around Tiburtina has become temporary home to many immigrants who turn to the Baobab center for clothes, food and assistance.
In recent weeks Italy has faced an emergency situation as wave after wave of immigrants arrive to already-overburdened centers for refugees and asylum-seekers. In Rome, the area around Tiburtina has become temporary home to many immigrants who turn to the Baobab center for clothes, food and assistance.
In recent weeks Italy has faced an emergency situation as wave after wave of immigrants arrive to already-overburdened centers for refugees and asylum-seekers. In Rome, the area around Tiburtina has become temporary home to many immigrants who turn to the Baobab center for clothes, food and assistance.
In recent weeks Italy has faced an emergency situation as wave after wave of immigrants arrive to already-overburdened centers for refugees and asylum-seekers. In Rome, the area around Tiburtina has become temporary home to many immigrants who turn to the Baobab center for clothes, food and assistance.
In recent weeks Italy has faced an emergency situation as wave after wave of immigrants arrive to already-overburdened centers for refugees and asylum-seekers. In Rome, the area around Tiburtina has become temporary home to many immigrants who turn to the Baobab center for clothes, food and assistance.
In recent weeks Italy has faced an emergency situation as wave after wave of immigrants arrive to already-overburdened centers for refugees and asylum-seekers. In Rome, the area around Tiburtina has become temporary home to many immigrants who turn to the Baobab center for clothes, food and assistance.
In recent weeks Italy has faced an emergency situation as wave after wave of immigrants arrive to already-overburdened centers for refugees and asylum-seekers. In Rome, the area around Tiburtina has become temporary home to many immigrants who turn to the Baobab center for clothes, food and assistance.
In recent weeks Italy has faced an emergency situation as wave after wave of immigrants arrive to already-overburdened centers for refugees and asylum-seekers. In Rome, the area around Tiburtina has become temporary home to many immigrants who turn to the Baobab center for clothes, food and assistance.
In recent weeks Italy has faced an emergency situation as wave after wave of immigrants arrive to already-overburdened centers for refugees and asylum-seekers. In Rome, the area around Tiburtina has become temporary home to many immigrants who turn to the Baobab center for clothes, food and assistance.
In recent weeks Italy has faced an emergency situation as wave after wave of immigrants arrive to already-overburdened centers for refugees and asylum-seekers. In Rome, the area around Tiburtina has become temporary home to many immigrants who turn to the Baobab center for clothes, food and assistance.
In recent weeks Italy has faced an emergency situation as wave after wave of immigrants arrive to already-overburdened centers for refugees and asylum-seekers. In Rome, the area around Tiburtina has become temporary home to many immigrants who turn to the Baobab center for clothes, food and assistance.
In recent weeks Italy has faced an emergency situation as wave after wave of immigrants arrive to already-overburdened centers for refugees and asylum-seekers. In Rome, the area around Tiburtina has become temporary home to many immigrants who turn to the Baobab center for clothes, food and assistance.
In recent weeks Italy has faced an emergency situation as wave after wave of immigrants arrive to already-overburdened centers for refugees and asylum-seekers. In Rome, the area around Tiburtina has become temporary home to many immigrants who turn to the Baobab center for clothes, food and assistance.
In recent weeks Italy has faced an emergency situation as wave after wave of immigrants arrive to already-overburdened centers for refugees and asylum-seekers. In Rome, the area around Tiburtina has become temporary home to many immigrants who turn to the Baobab center for clothes, food and assistance.