April Victims

        of The Gaddafi Regime

        Under Gaddafi, the month of April has seen some of the worst abuses of human rights in Libyan history. Starting with arrests of suspected political party members in 1973, and executions of military officers in 1975, the madness of the Gaddafi regime culminated into reserving April for persecution of Libyan students and other dissidents, inside and outside Libya.

        Since April 7, 1976, Gaddafi licensed his Revolutionary Committees to persecute university students suspected of opposing his regime.  April 7th was commemorated in Libyan universities annually, with arrests and public executions of students. In some cases, the killings followed years of imprisonment without trial.

        April was also an active month for Gaddafi's  "physical liquidation" campaign against Libyan dissidents abroad. Many Libyan civilians were assasinated in Europe and the Middle East- see examples below.

        A number of April Victims are listed below. The list includes students, teachers and other civilian professionals, who were murdered by the Gaddafi regime inside and outside Libya. A few of Libya's modern heroes, too many to lose.

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        Omar A. Dabboub, 7 April 1977, Benghazi. Teacher. Executed by public hanging, for participating in Jan. '76 student demonstrations. Gaddafi presided over the execution personally.

        عمر دبوب ... يعمل كمدرس وقد شنق لمشاركته في مظاهرات الطلبة عام 1976 وقد اشترك القذافي شخصيا في عملية الاعدام


         

        Mohammed bin Saud, 7  April 1977, Benghazi, same day as Dabboub. Teacher. Executed by public hanging, for participating in Jan. '76 student demonstrations. Gaddafi presided over the execution personally.

        مجمد بن سعود ... مدرس .... اعدم في نفس اليوم لمشاركته في المظاهرة الطلابية

         
        Mahmoud A. Nafi', 21 April 1980, London. Attorney, business man. Assassinated in his office in London. Two Libyans tried for the crime and sentenced to life in prison.

        محمود عبد السلام نافع محامي ليبي يعمل في لندن اغتيل في 21 ابريل نيسان عام 1980 من قبل اثنين من عملاء المخابرات وقد القي القبض عليهما وحكم عليهما بالسجن المؤبد

        Mahmoud Banoun, April 1980, Tripoli. Engineer.  Arrested in early April, died a few days later as a result of torture. His body delivered to family in sealed box.

        محمد بنون ... مهندس ... اعتقل في ابريل عام 1980 ومات تحت التعذيب وارسلت جثته الى اهله في صندوق


         

        Abdul Jalil al-'Arif, April 1980, Rome. Business man, victim of Gaddafi's campaign of "physical liquidation" of opponents abroad.

        عبد الجليل العارف رجل اعمال تم اغتياله في الخارج
         
         

        		 Abdul Latif al-Muntassir, April 1980, Beirut. Business man, relative of Maj. Omar al-Meheshi. 

        عبد اللطيف المنتصر اغتيل عام 1980 في بيروت
        Mohammed M. Ramadan, 11 April, 1980, London. Journalist and announcer at BBC, Arabic section. Assassinated by Gaddafi operatives outside Regent Park mosque. Libyan regime refused him burial in Libya and returned the body to be buried in London. Two Libyans were tried for the crime and in Sep. '80, sentenced to life in prison.

        محمد رمضان ... مذيع في اذاعة لندن الناطقة بالعربية اغتالته مخابرات القذافي في 11 ابريل عام 1980 وهو خارج من مسجد ريجينت بارك في لندن... النظام الليبي اعاد جثمانه ورفض دفنه في لييبا فدفن في لندن... القي القبض على عنصرين من مخابرات القذافي نفذا العملية وحكم عليهما بالسجن المؤبد

        Naji bu Hawiya Khlyif, April 1982, arrested. Student. Died under torture, Aug. '82, Benghazi.

        ناجي خليف ... مات تحت التعذيب عام 1982

        Ahmed I. Makhluf, April 1982, arrested by Gaddafi security. Student. Died under torture, Aug. '82, Benghazi.

        احمد مخلوف ... طالب مات تحت التعذيب في سجون القذافي عام 1982

        Mohammed M. Hfaf, 7 April 1983, Tripoli. Student. Imprisoned in April '73, accused of membership in Islamic Liberation Party. Ten years later, on 7 April '83, executed by hanging in College of Engineering, Tripoli.

        محمد حقاف ... اعتقل عام 1983 وبعد عشر سنوات اعدم في ساحة كلية الهندسة في طرابلس


         

        Abdallah A. al-Mesallati, April, 1984, Tripoli. Student. Arrested on April 16, 1973, charged with  membership in Islamic Liberation Party, sentenced to prison. Retried by Revolutionary Courts, sentenced to death, and executed in Tripoli Central Prison.

        عبدالله المسلاتي ... اعتقل في عام 1984 واعدم في سجن طرابلس
        Abdul Aziz al-Gharably, April, 1983, arrested. Student, Tripoli. Suspected of membership in political party. Died in Jan. '84 as a result of torture and lack of medical care.

        عبد العزيز الغرابلي ... اعتقل عام 1983 ومات تحت التعذيب

        Rasheed M. Ka'bar, 16 April 1984, Tripoli. Student. Arrested in Nov. '80, following unrest at the College of Engineering. Accused of being follower of Sheikh Bishti (Mosque leader, tortured and killed by A. Zadma and Revolutionary Committees.)

        Sentenced to death by Revolutionary Committees, and executed at the College of Pharmacy, Tripoli. University students forcefully gathered to view execution.
          رشيد منصور كعبار ... اعتقل عام 1984 بعد مظاهرة الطلبة اعدم شنقا في ساحة كلية الصيدلة وقد تم اجبار طلبة الكلية على مشاهدة عملية الاعدام

         


         

        Hafed. al-Madani, 16 April 1984, Tripoli. Student. Arrested following unrest at Engineering College, Nov. '80. Executed by public hanging at the College of Agriculture, Tripoli.

        حافظ المدني ... طالب اعتقل عام 1984 بعد مظاهرة الطلبة وتم اعدامه شنقا واجبر الطلبة على مشاهدة عملية الاعدام

         
        Mustafa R. an-Nuwairy, April, 1984. Student. Elected President of Student Union, academic year 1975-76. Elected Secretary of Benghazi chapter of Student Union. Expelled from Benghazi University  and arrested in 1976. Arrested again in 1980 and sentenced to death and executed by the Revolutionary Committees in front of university students and staff.

        مصطفى النويري طالب جامعي اعتقل عام 1984 وكان رئيسا لاتحاد الطلبة وقد اعدم امام الطلبة والمدرسين

        Hasan A. al-Kurdi, April 1984. Arrested among hundreds in Spring '73. In June, accused with nine others of membership in Islamic Liberation Party and of writing articles opposing the regime. On 7 Dec.   '73, the Revolutionary Council issued resolution to stop the courts and release the accused. Re-arrested on the same day and held without trial until  Feb. '77, sentenced to 15 years in prison, days later, the sentence increased to  life imprisonment. Executed in prison without trial, April 1984.

        حسن الكردي ... اعتقل واعدم في السجن

        Ahmed Rafeeq al-Barrani, 3 April 1985, Cyprus. Business man. Assassinated in his office.

        احمد البراني ... اغتيل في مكتبه عام 1985

        Jibril A. ad-Dinali, 6 April 1985, Former police officer. Member of NFSL, shot by Gaddafi agents in Bonn, Germany. 

        جبريل الدينالي ... شرطي سابق اغتالته مخابرات القذافي في بون بألمانيا عام 1985


         

         


         

        References

        List is excerpted from more extensive list in al-Inqadh Magazine, Vol. 10, Issue No. 37, September 1991, Pages 80-105, published by Libyan opposition group NFSL.

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