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Libyan student facing life in prison for pro-Gaddafi protest in London

Libya: A Libyan who studied in the UK is facing life imprisonment in Libya for taking part in a pro-Gaddafi anti-war protest in London in 2011, Amnesty International has said.

Moad al-Hnesh will appear in the Zawiya Criminal Court in Libya on Wednesday charged with crimes against the state, according to the human rights group.

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