Eastern authority bans women travelling solo

Military officials controlling eastern Libya have banned women under 60 from travelling abroad on their own. The ban is said to be for “national security reasons” and not driven by religious ideology. Libya is divided between two authorities – one in the east and an internationally recognised one based in the capital, Tripoli. In a […]

Military officials controlling eastern Libya have banned women under 60 from travelling abroad on their own.
The ban is said to be for “national security reasons” and not driven by religious ideology. Libya is divided between two authorities – one in the east and an internationally recognised one based in the capital, Tripoli.
In a TV interview, he claimed that women representing civil society groups, who frequently travel abroad for work, are being used by foreign intelligence. The directive was not voted for by the parliament but it is already being implemented in the east.