25: Women at the Front Line
In today’s episode, we look back at the role of women in the 2011 uprising and the birth of #Libya's civil society movement. Salwa Bugaighis was seen by many to be one of the leaders of that movement ...
11 Aug 202121min
24: Murder in Benghazi
On 25 June 2014, Libyan human rights activist and lawyer Salwa Bugaighis celebrated casting her vote in parliamentary elections. Hours later, she was brutally murdered in her own home, a crime which s...
4 Aug 202118min
Introducing a special season: 10 years of civil society
Libyan human rights activist and lawyer Salwa Bugaighis was assassinated on 25 June 2014. Nobody has been held accountable. To many, Salwa embodied all that is positive about the civil society movemen...
25 Jun 20214min
23: Special Episode! Looking for Justice: Inside the LPDF
When is a peace process a success? What role do human rights, justice and due process play? Is it ever ok to sacrifice those for political expediency? What part should civil society organisations play...
20 Apr 20211h 12min
22: Are Amnesties Ever Acceptable? With Rupert Skilbeck
In previous episodes we’ve explored avenues for accountability, but what about legal measures that may prevent it? In our season finale we discuss amnesties, which are rather popular in Libya (there h...
11 Nov 20201h
21: Seeking Safety: Internal Displacement in Libya with Cecilia Jimenez-Damary
According to the UN, as of September 2020 there were 392,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Libya. Each one has a story, and each one has rights, but what are they? This week we talk with one ...
4 Nov 202058min
20: Libya's Information War with Ahmed Gatnash
The Libyan media scene has exploded since 2011, but from established international outlets to fake news churned out by armies of Twitter bots, how can we navigate it? To guide us, we’re joined by Ahme...
28 Okt 202056min
19: Being Difficult: The Feminist Movement with Asma Khalifa
What is life like for Libyan women right now? What challenges are Libyan women dealing with? Can we even speak of Libyan women in general? Asma Khalifa is an activist, researcher, co-founder of the Ta...
21 Okt 20201h 10min
