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Facing the Dictator

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Abdul Hafiz Ghoga is a Libyan human rights lawyer, who rose to prominence as the spokesman for the National Transitional Council and later as the Council's Vice Chairman. As Chairman of the Benghazi Bar Association, he defended political prisoners.

Ghoga met former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi for the first time on 6 February 2011, only eleven days before the popular revolution. Gaddafi had Ghoga and three other lawyers from Benghazi be brought to a meeting with him in his tent in Tripoli.

The meeting lasted for ninety minutes. Also present was Abdullah Senussi, Gaddafi's brother-in-law and head of his secret service. The four human rights lawyers from Benghazi called for freedom of the press, freedom of opinion, and a constitution.

After the discussion with Gaddafi, who, according to Ghoga's words, was clearly irritated at the demands, the four lawyers from Benghazi decided to call for a "Day of Rage" in Benghazi on 17 February 2011. This was the beginning of the Libyan revolution.

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Hakim_Ghoga

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Tribute FM
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The first English-language radio station based in Libya is now broadcasting through a website out of the eastern rebel stronghold of Benghazi, according to the opposition National Transitional Council. "Tribute FM is the brainchild of a number of British Libyans who understand the importance of reaching out to the Libyan diaspora around the world as well as Libyans at home," said a statement by the NTC. You can listen to Tribute FM here:

http://tributefm.com/player.php

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