Libya Alhurra TV
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Libya Alhurra TV meaning Free Libya TV, is an Internet television channel founded by Mohamed Nabbous on 19 February 2011 at the start of the Libyan civil war
. It was the first private television station in Benghazi
, in the east of the country
.
The channel's purpose is to provide the world with news and exclusive on-ground footage from Benghazi during the civil war.
Libya Alhurra TV
was the only TV broadcast from Benghazi when Muammar Gaddafi
shut down Internet lines as the war began. (A rebel-controlled radio station, Voice of Free Libya
, was also broadcasting from Benghazi at that time.) Alhurra TV was able to bypass government blocks on the Internet in order to broadcast live images from Benghazi across the world.
On 19 March 2011, Nabbous was killed by pro-Gaddafi troops during the Second Battle of Benghazi
. His wife Perdita, announcing his death on the same day, vowed to continue with the channel in his stead, and requested original contributions of raw footage from pro-opposition individuals both inside and outside the country.
2011 Libyan civil war
The 2011 Libyan civil war was an armed conflict in the North African state of Libya, fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and those seeking to oust his government. The war was preceded by protests in Benghazi beginning on 15 February 2011, which led to clashes with security...
. It was the first private television station in Benghazi
Benghazi
Benghazi is the second largest city in Libya, the main city of the Cyrenaica region , and the former provisional capital of the National Transitional Council. The wider metropolitan area is also a district of Libya...
, in the east of the country
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
.
The channel's purpose is to provide the world with news and exclusive on-ground footage from Benghazi during the civil war.
Libya Alhurra TV
Libya Alhurra TV
Libya Alhurra TV , meaning Free Libya TV, is an Internet television channel founded by Mohamed Nabbous on 19 February 2011 at the start of the Libyan civil war...
was the only TV broadcast from Benghazi when Muammar Gaddafi
Muammar Gaddafi
Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar Gaddafi or "September 1942" 20 October 2011), commonly known as Muammar Gaddafi or Colonel Gaddafi, was the official ruler of the Libyan Arab Republic from 1969 to 1977 and then the "Brother Leader" of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya from 1977 to 2011.He seized power in a...
shut down Internet lines as the war began. (A rebel-controlled radio station, Voice of Free Libya
Voice of Free Libya
Voice of Free Libya is the name used by three radio stations aligned to the Libyan rebels, operating from the cities of Benghazi, Bayda and Misrata...
, was also broadcasting from Benghazi at that time.) Alhurra TV was able to bypass government blocks on the Internet in order to broadcast live images from Benghazi across the world.
On 19 March 2011, Nabbous was killed by pro-Gaddafi troops during the Second Battle of Benghazi
Second Battle of Benghazi
The Second Battle of Benghazi was a battle in the 2011 Libyan civil war between army units and militiamen loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and anti-Gaddafi forces...
. His wife Perdita, announcing his death on the same day, vowed to continue with the channel in his stead, and requested original contributions of raw footage from pro-opposition individuals both inside and outside the country.