The European Union on Wednesday ordered the assets of two additional Libyan organizations frozen, deeming that they are "closely linked to the perpetrators of the serious human right abuses in Libya."
The entities won't be named until the new sanctions are published in the EU's official journal on Thursday, marking their entry into force. One of them is an oil company, according to diplomats, dpa reported.
The EU has since March implemented sanctions against 39 people, including Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi, prohibiting them from traveling to the bloc and freezing any assets they may hold there.
It has also targeted the assets of a variety of enterprises, including 49 organizations - such as Libya's state-run oil company - and six port authorities.
The restrictive measures had last been updated in June.
The new sanctions approved on Wednesday were needed "given the gravity of the situation" in the North African country, the EU said in a statement.
Gaddafi has been hanging on to power despite the thousands of NATO-led airstrikes that have targeted his troops since the end of March under a United Nations mandate to protect civilians. The alliance has flown some 18,400 sorties, it said on Wednesday.
EU extends Libya sanctions to two more organizations
The European Union on Wednesday ordered the assets of two additional Libyan organizations frozen, deeming that they are "closely linked to the perpetrators of the serious human right abuses in Libya."
