evidence: But then more people joined – dozens, "perhaps hundreds," Ali says now – eventually forcing their way into the building. The governor also refused to meet with them and then fled. Ali, who had created a Facebook account just two months early, decided to publish a video on Facebook of the people protesting in front of the provincial government building. "Of course, I was terrified when I posted that video," Ali says. Being in the opposition and criticising the regime was very dangerous – Ben Ali’s prisons and police stations were notorious. "But I felt I couldn’t back down now, for the sake of my children and family. This was a God-given chance, and I had to take it."