Is apostasy illegal in Libya?
Death penalty possible
Libya's General National Council voted to make Sharia law the basis for legislation, which can include death penalty for atheism.
Libya is one of 11 countries classified “Death penalty possible” for apostasy — 37% of the 30 with data. (Also searched as leaving a religion.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Apostasy in Islam by country
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Tunisia
- Legal Tunisia's 2014 Constitution protects citizens from prosecution for renouncing Islam, making apostasy legal and prohibiting accusations of apostasy and incitement to violence.
- Algeria
- Criminal offense Apostasy in Algeria is illegal, with family law stating that if either spouse is an "apostate" from Islam, the marriage will be declared null and void.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Criminal offense Apostasy from Islam in Bosnia and Herzegovina was punishable by death until the Edict of Toleration in 1844, after which it could result in imprisonment or deportation.
- Palestine
- Criminal offense Palestine's legal system allows charges for defaming religion, with imprisonment risks for atheists and apostates.
- Jordan
- Criminal offense Jordan allows apostasy charges in Islamic courts with serious civil consequences like imprisonment and loss of marriage rights.
- Turkey
- Criminal offense Turkey does not legally punish apostasy but has mechanisms that make it difficult for citizens to be registered as non-Muslim, with laws against insulting religious beliefs.
Other laws in Libya
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Conversion Therapy
- No ban
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.