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Over 500 Libyan journalists are now benefiting from our program for legal protection involving media professionals and lawyers. The project aims to create a direct communication channel between journalists and a group of lawyers  in Libya to provide free advice and support.

Our goal is to establish robust legal protection for Libyan journalists who face risks in their crucial work. Our program supports them by providing free advice, secure communication, and rapid legal support”, says Rana Akabani, Director of North Africa Media Academy (NAMA).

The program also includes workshops with lawyers and journalists to identify and address legal challenges in the Libyan media sector and produce educational content for social media to raise awareness of local media laws so that they can continue to work safely and confidently.

Ali Alqataani, Libyan journalist who participated in the workshop with the lawyers in Tunis said: “The workshop was excellent. The trainer was very knowledgeable and explained things I did not know about publications law. This training will have a positive impact on my professional career as a journalist and program presenter. Thank you all”

In the first phase of the project MiCT supported journalists with legal consultations, when they were either going through court cases, police interrogations or administrative struggle with their employers. We now continue to provide consultations in the phase 2 of the project and looking forward to support more journalists. This is realized together with the North Africa Media Academy (NAMA), and the Libyan Organization for Independent Media (LOFIM) and funded by the Global Media Defense Fund of UNESCO. The Global Media Defence Fund supports not-for-profit civil society organizations working on the ground to implement innovative programming for enhancing media protection and improving the access of journalists to specialized and gender-sensitive legal assistance.