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Libya: Release humanitarian activists detained for seeking to deliver aid to Gaza
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Amnesty International
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Amnesty International
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9 Jun 2026 · 16:24 UTC
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Authoritarian Governance
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Summary
State security forces arbitrarily detained humanitarian activists for attempting to deliver aid, exhibiting authoritarian control through enforced disappearances and pretrial detention without due process.
The Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF) must ensure the immediate release of 10 members of the Global Sumud Land Convoy who have been arbitrarily detained for over two weeks in eastern Libya solely for attempting to deliver aid to Gaza amid Israel’s ongoing genocide, Amnesty International said today. On 24 May 2026, an armed group affiliated with the self-proclaimed LAAF, the de facto authorities in eastern and southern Libya, arbitrarily arrested the 10 humanitarian activists from eight different […]
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arbitrary detention
enforced disappearance
political repression
humanitarian aid obstruction
state abuse of power
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