Libyan Jamahiriyah Broadcasting Corporation
The Libyan Jamahiriyah Broadcasting Corporation (LJBC; Arabic الهيئة العامة لإذاعات الجماهيرية العظمى, DMG al-Haiʾa al-ʿāmma li-iḏāʿāt al-Ǧamāhīriyya al-ʿuẓmā ) was Libya's state broadcaster until 2011 . Its two main stations were called Great Jamahiriyah TV and Great Jamahiriyah Radio . The term “Jamahiriyah” ( Jamahiriya ) stands for “rule of the masses”.
history
The LJBC had a monopoly because no private broadcasters were allowed in Libya until 2006 . The broadcaster had studios in Tripoli and Benghazi and broadcast in Arabic and English. Since September 1971 special programs for the Israeli occupied territories (Gaza and West Bank) have also been broadcast. Since 1974 the LJBC has been a member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
In the course of the Libyan civil war in 2011 , NATO designated the programs produced by LJBC as “terror broadcasts” and bombed the broadcaster's satellite systems on July 30th. LJBC issued a statement saying that three employees were killed and 15 wounded in the attack. The attacks were subsequently criticized in the United Nations Security Council . Several ambassadors pointed out that Resolution 1973 only authorizes NATO to protect civilians.
The Libyan television presenter Hala Misrati became internationally known for an appearance on August 21, 2011, in which Misrati announced, gun in hand, that she was ready to defend the station until her death. The next day on August 22, 2011, rebels occupied the headquarters of the LJBC, broadcasting ceased and Misrati arrested and imprisoned.
In November 2011, the successor Libyan Radio and Television (LRT) began broadcasting.
On December 31, 2011, Abdullah Naker threatened to close the Egyptian embassy in Tripoli if Egypt does not shut down the satellite television channel that was still broadcasting Gaddafi speeches. The station, which can be received via an Egyptian Nilesat satellite, is said to be financed by business people who are still loyal to Gaddafi.
Web links
- Website of the Libyan Jamahiriyah Broadcasting Corporation ( memento of July 23, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), as of July 23, 2011.
- NATO bombs TV satellite systems in Libya (ORF, July 30, 2011)
Individual evidence
- ↑ TV and radio in Libya (libyen.com)
- ↑ "Libyan TV quietly on air despite NATO bombing" , Reuters , July 30, 2011th
- ↑ Tomas Avenarius : Libyan rebels are losing on all fronts. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung . August 10, 2011, accessed August 11, 2011 .
- ↑ a b Gareth Finighan: Captured alive: Pro-Gaddafi female presenter who brandished gun live on air and swore she'd die before being taken by rebels. In: Daily Mail . August 25, 2011, accessed February 20, 2012 .
- ↑ Rebels occupy the headquarters of the state television. In: Zeit Online . August 22, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2011 .
- ↑ BBC News: Libya profile - Media. In: BBC News . January 4, 2012, accessed February 24, 2012 .
- ^ Libyan rebel chief warns Egypt over pro-Gaddafi TV Reuters Africa on December 31, 2011.