Rights groups call for release of detained pro-Gaza activists in Libya Submitted by Alex MacDonald on Wed, 06/10/2026 - 09:59 Ten members of the Global Sumud Convoy have been held by Khalifa Haftar's authorities since 24 May Members of the Global Sumud Convoy at the staging and coordination camp in the Joud Daem forest area in Libya on 15 May 2026 (Mahmud Turkia/AFP) Off Rights groups have called for the release of 10 foreign pro- Palestinian activists who have been held by forces loyal to Libyan military leader Khalifa Haftar in eastern Libya since 24 May. The detainees - including activists from Spain, Poland, the  United States , Argentina, Uruguay, Portugal,  Tunisia  and Italy - have been held by the Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF) after being arrested as part of the Global Sumud Convoy. The convoy aimed to travel across land to deliver aid and other services to the inhabitants of the besieged Gaza Strip.