Libya: Eastern Authorities Carry Out Wave of Executions

Click to expand Image Military leader of Eastern Libya, Khalifa Haftar (center), attends a conference in Sabha, Libya, September 5, 2024. © 2024 Khaled Nasraoui/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Photo (Beirut) – The Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF), which controls eastern and southern Libya, has executed at least 31 people since late August 2026 following grossly unfair military trials, Human Rights Watch said today. These are the first known executions in Libya since 2010, with at least 50 more people in