Libya Alhurra TV
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| Type | Online streaming via Livestream LLC |
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First air date | 17 February 2011 |
| Availability | Worldwide |
| Headquarters | Benghazi, Libya |
Launch date | 17 February 2011 |
Official website | http://www.livestream.com/libya17feb |
| Language | Arabic and English |
Libya Alhurra TV (Arabic: قناة ليبيا الحرة) is a TV station founded by Mohammed Nabbous on 17 February 2011. The station is the the first private television station established in Benghazi, Libya.
The channel's purpose is to provide the world with news, and exclusive on-ground footage from Benghazi during the strong 2011 Libyan uprising. Libya Alhurra TV was the only broadcast coming out of Benghazi when Muammar Gaddafi shut down internet lines when the February 2011 uprising began.[1] Alhurra TV was able to bypass government blocks on internet in order to broadcast live images from Benghazi across the world.
On March 19, 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.[2]
References
- ^ "A Courthouse in Benghazi: The Nerve Center of the Libyan Revolution - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International". Spiegel.de. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ^ "Online journalist Mohammed Nabbous killed in Libya". The Spy Report. Media Spy. 20 March 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2011.