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Amidst the Chaos and Civil War, My Hope for Peace in Libya Still Holds

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DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia — On Feb. 15, 2011 the wave of protests that had already struck Tunisia and Egypt spilled over to Benghazi, Libya. In front of the courthouse in the north of the city stood a few lawyers demanding the release of one of their colleagues, Fathi Terbil, who represented the families of the some 1,200 prisoners killed in Abu Salim prison in 1996. It started small with a group of protesters outside the courthouse, my aunt who was there told me. Within a few days, dozens of people were showing up to read more >>>

Source : HuffingtonPost.Com