Libya: Dozens Executed, Scores Remain at Imminent Risk
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Death sentences return to Russia-backed North African nation as U.S. warns citizens and EU condemns executions for terrorism and murder crimes
Eastern Libya, governed under a Russia-backed administration, has ended a decade-long moratorium on capital punishment by executing dozens of individuals convicted of terrorism and murder related offenses.
Libya's secret executions: Why now?
Libya's secret executions: Why now? At least 30 men have been executed in eastern Libya after being sentenced to death in secret military trials by the Libyan Armed Forces, under commander Khalifa Haftar, for the first time since 2010. Human Rights Watch's Ahmed Benchemsi tells Mathilda Mallinson on MEE Live that the executions have been able to go ahead now due to lack of accountability against actors in the region and international actors wit…
Libya: Dozens Executed, Scores Remain at Imminent Risk
By Amnesty InternationalSeptember 11, 2026At least 50 men under sentence of death in eastern Libya are at imminent risk of execution as the Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF), the de facto authorities in the region, have resumed executions for the first time in Libya since 2010. Since 23 August 2026, the LAAF have carried out arbitrary executions of at least 30 individuals sentenced to death following grossly unfair torture-tainted and secretive tr…
The EU calls for the immediate suspension of further executions and death sentences, reaffirming its unequivocal opposition to the death penalty in all circumstances
Libya: Committee for Justice Documents the Rise in Executions in Eastern Libya to 31 Individuals and Calls for an Immediate Moratorium on Death Sentences
Libya: Committee for Justice Documents the Rise in Executions in Eastern Libya to 31 Individuals and Calls for an Immediate Moratorium on Death Sentences
East Libya: At Least 30 Executions by Haftar Forces — Calls for End to Secret Military Trials editor03 Mon, 09/28/2026 - 3:04 PM According to revelations by Amnesty International and local human rights organizations, the Libyan National Army (LAAF) under Marshal Khalifa Haftar has effectively ended the informal death penalty freeze in force in the country since 2010. Exclusion from news feed Off Live Description Off
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