Libya Matters

In this episode, hosts Elham and Mae talk to prominent South African human rights lawyer, Yasmin Sooka about the importance of knowing the truth, how we can seek it, and how truth-seeking should fit i...

6 Jul 202258min

How do you deal with the past in order to move forward? And what does this mean for countries that have experienced conflict and mass atrocities? To kick off Season 4, hosts Elham and Marwa attempt to...

29 Jun 20221h

We’re back! This is Libya Matters – Season 4. New season, new guests, new hosts… and so much to discuss! More than a decade after the 2011 uprising, we’ll be taking a look at what justice really means...

27 Jun 20222min

This episode presents the second Annual Justice Lecture delivered by Mr Hanny Megally in October 2020. Mr Megally examines lessons learned from past Commissions of Inquiry and the key elements of a...

11 Feb 202234min

How does the international media cover Libya? Are they held accountable? How should they report on conflict and political instability? In this special episode, we look at the challenges and opportuni...

8 Feb 202252min

In the final episode in this season, our producer Tariq Elmeri goes deeper into Salwa’s family’s pursuit for justice, and why an independent investigation is very important to her sister Iman. We will...

1 Sep 202122min

In this episode, we celebrate the achievements and resilience of Libya’s civil society movement over the last 10 years, which Salwa Bugaighis played an important part in creating. We discuss the chall...

25 Aug 202117min

In this episode, we take a deeper look at the rights to freedom of expression and association. Ten years on from the protests that started the Libyan uprising and in the year in which elections are su...

18 Aug 202136min