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Battling To Be Heard In The New Libya

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Men chant slogans during a protest in Benghazi, Libya. Arabic writing on the banner, right, reads "Libyan youth will protect the revolution." (AP)
Men chant slogans during a protest in Benghazi, Libya. Arabic writing on the banner, right, reads "Libyan youth will protect the revolution." (AP)

The uprising that brought an end to the 42-year rule of Moammar Gadhafi in Libya began in the city of Benghazi, but some residents there feel they are already being left behind in the new Libya.

Even as the transitional government has moved from Benghazi to the capital, problems remain in the rebel stronghold. The BBC's Jon Donnison reports.

This program aired on December 30, 2011.

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