(Washington) Today, the Libya Stabilization Act was reintroduced on the floor of the House of Representatives by members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, along with a companion bill introduced in the Senate. We applaud the committee and U.S. lawmakers for their work on this bill, which holds the potential to substantially aid peace building …
Libya Stabilization Act Reintroduced on the Floors of Congress Read More »
In December 2020, LAA signed onto a coalition letter drafted by the Value Our Families Campaign and the No Muslim Ban Ever Campaign urging President-elect Biden to rescind the Muslim and refugee bans on his first day in office. The full text of the letter is below:
LAA Supports Calls for Cessation of Hostilities, Urges GNA Attention to Protesters’ Demands The Libyan American Alliance wholeheartedly welcomes the shared calls and declarations from Libyan political actors for the complete cessation of hostilities and an end to the war. We join world governments and international actors in welcoming these developments and hoping that they …
On August 31, 2020, the Libyan American Alliance joined 182 other organizations convened by Refugee Council USA in signing onto a letter addressed to President Trump and Secretary Pompeo expressing strong support for a robust U.S. refugee resettlement program. Over the last five decades of dictatorship and war, tens of thousands of Libyan Americans have …
LAA Signs Coalition Letter in Support of FY21 Refugee Admissions Read More »
Alexandria, Virginia The Libyan American Alliance (LAA) learned today that militia leader Khalifa Hifter, who is facing several lawsuits in the United States, has hired New York law firm, Tucker Levin PLLC to represent him in the Eastern District Court of Virginia. It is not clear whether the same firm will represent Hifter in other …
Facing War Crimes Conviction, Khalifa Hifter Retains New York Legal Counsel Read More »
Dear Senators and Representatives, We urge you to oppose all new arms sales to the brutal monarchies of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (the U.A.E.), as well as co-production licenses for weapons manufacturing within Saudi Arabia or the U.A.E. Both Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E. pose significant threats to U.S. interests, and the …
As Libyans and as Americans, all of us here at the Libyan American Alliance are saddened and outraged by the recent murder of George Floyd, a black man, by Minneapolis police officers. Since his death, protests have erupted in hundreds of US cities and across the world, expressing deep pain and righteous anger about this …
The Libyan American Alliance expresses cautious optimism in the face of recent developments in Libya. Today, as the last of war criminal Khalifa Haftar’s militias were driven out of greater Tripoli by forces loyal to the Government of National Accord, Libya has reached a crucial milestone on its path to a democratic, civil state. Libyans …
Libyan American Alliance Statement on Recent Developments in Libya Read More »
The Libyan American Alliance (LAA) condemns in the strongest terms Russia’s catastrophic interference in the Libyan economy. Over the last three years, Russia has forged massive amounts of Libyan currency and smuggled them through unofficial groups based in Libya. On November 1, 2019, Maltese authorities seized a massive shipment of unofficial Libyan currency believed to …
LAA Statement on Russian Manipulation of Libya’s Economy Read More »
Last Sunday, we joined the Libyan Social Association at their monthly picnic to register Libyan American voters, to raise awareness about the 2020 census, and to share our vision. What are your ideas for building Libyan American political power? (Special thanks to the Arab American Institute for sharing their Yalla Vote materials with us!)
