Wave of revolt comes over Libya

Agencies Published February 23, 2011
A Libyan protestor carries a portriat of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi in front of the Libyan embassy in Kuala Lumpur. Some 200 protesters gathered in front of the embassy with banners and placards to condemn the bloody crackdown on anti-government demonstrators in Libya.
A Libyan protestor carries a portriat of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi in front of the Libyan embassy in Kuala Lumpur. Some 200 protesters gathered in front of the embassy with banners and placards to condemn the bloody crackdown on anti-government demonstrators in Libya.
A Libyan protestor with a Libyan flag painted on her forehead, participates in a protest rally against Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi in front of the Libyan embassy in Kuala Lumpur.
A Libyan protestor with a Libyan flag painted on her forehead, participates in a protest rally against Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi in front of the Libyan embassy in Kuala Lumpur.
Libyan residents in Japan and their supporters stamp pictures of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi during a rally in front of the Libyan Embassy in Tokyo.
Libyan residents in Japan and their supporters stamp pictures of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi during a rally in front of the Libyan Embassy in Tokyo.
Pro-democracy South Korean activists attend a news conference to protest against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in front of Libya's embassy in Seoul. Signs read,?Gaddafi's regime resign? (L) and ?Stop massacre?.
Pro-democracy South Korean activists attend a news conference to protest against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in front of Libya's embassy in Seoul. Signs read,?Gaddafi's regime resign? (L) and ?Stop massacre?.
Tunisian people hold the old Libyan flag as they stage a protest in front of the Libyan embassy in Tunis. Tunisians demonstrated in front of the Libyan embassy in the capital Tunis, chanting slogans against veteran ruler Moamer Kadhafi and backing demands for him to quit. The group rallied to support Libyan protesters in an anti-government uprising launched last week, shouting: ?Long live the heroic people? and ?Khadafi go.?
Tunisian people hold the old Libyan flag as they stage a protest in front of the Libyan embassy in Tunis. Tunisians demonstrated in front of the Libyan embassy in the capital Tunis, chanting slogans against veteran ruler Moamer Kadhafi and backing demands for him to quit. The group rallied to support Libyan protesters in an anti-government uprising launched last week, shouting: ?Long live the heroic people? and ?Khadafi go.?
Passengers arrive after being evacuated from Tripoli in crisis-hit Libya at Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport, north of Paris, early. France sent two planes to Tripoli and a third to Sebha, about 660 kilometres (410 miles) south of the Libyan capital, to evacuate tourists on excursions in the Libyan desert.
Passengers arrive after being evacuated from Tripoli in crisis-hit Libya at Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport, north of Paris, early. France sent two planes to Tripoli and a third to Sebha, about 660 kilometres (410 miles) south of the Libyan capital, to evacuate tourists on excursions in the Libyan desert.
Anti-regime placards and images are placed in front of the courthouse in Benghazi, Libya. Writing on poster of Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi in arabic reads ?A flood of freedom, topple the idols of oppression, 42 years of repression and darkness, in four days the regime fell, toppling the human idols is a religious and national duty?.
Anti-regime placards and images are placed in front of the courthouse in Benghazi, Libya. Writing on poster of Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi in arabic reads ?A flood of freedom, topple the idols of oppression, 42 years of repression and darkness, in four days the regime fell, toppling the human idols is a religious and national duty?.
People waiting to be evacuated from Libya gather in the check-in hall at Tripoli airport. Many airlines have cancelled flights to the Libyan capital after violent protests against the four-decade rule of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
People waiting to be evacuated from Libya gather in the check-in hall at Tripoli airport. Many airlines have cancelled flights to the Libyan capital after violent protests against the four-decade rule of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
Protesters use a shoe to hit a picture of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in the eastern Libyan city of Musaid, on the border with Egypt. Libyan soldiers in the eastern Libyan port city of Tobruk told a Reuters correspondent there that they no longer backed Gaddafi and the eastern region was out of his control.
Protesters use a shoe to hit a picture of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in the eastern Libyan city of Musaid, on the border with Egypt. Libyan soldiers in the eastern Libyan port city of Tobruk told a Reuters correspondent there that they no longer backed Gaddafi and the eastern region was out of his control.
A demonstrator flashes the victory sign as he lies near an old Libyan flag, during a protest by Libyans living in Greece and supporters against Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi near the Libyan-Arabic school and Consulate in Athens. A defiant Moamer Kadhafi said today he would remain in Libya as head of its revolution, and that he had no official position from which to resign.
A demonstrator flashes the victory sign as he lies near an old Libyan flag, during a protest by Libyans living in Greece and supporters against Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi near the Libyan-Arabic school and Consulate in Athens. A defiant Moamer Kadhafi said today he would remain in Libya as head of its revolution, and that he had no official position from which to resign.
Protestors hold a banner showing Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi as a Nazi, during a demonstration outside of the White House in Washington, DC. Demonstrators rallied outside Libyan embassies across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, voicing solidarity with bloodily repressed protests demanding veteran leader Moamer Kadhafi stand down.
Protestors hold a banner showing Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi as a Nazi, during a demonstration outside of the White House in Washington, DC. Demonstrators rallied outside Libyan embassies across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, voicing solidarity with bloodily repressed protests demanding veteran leader Moamer Kadhafi stand down.
A demonstrator holds poster reading ?Kadhafi Get Out? and showing Libya's leader Moamer Kadhafi during a protest against his regime at Taksim Square in Istanbul . Turkey's prime minister warned Libya against the ?mistake? of ignoring its people's demands for freedom and rejected criticism at home over a Libyan human rights award he received last year.
A demonstrator holds poster reading ?Kadhafi Get Out? and showing Libya's leader Moamer Kadhafi during a protest against his regime at Taksim Square in Istanbul . Turkey's prime minister warned Libya against the ?mistake? of ignoring its people's demands for freedom and rejected criticism at home over a Libyan human rights award he received last year.

The UN Security Council  condemned attacks by Moamer Kadhafi's forces against Libyan protesters and demanded an immediate end to violence in which hundreds have been killed.

The council “condemned the violence and use of force against civilians, deplored the repression against peaceful demonstrators and expressed deep regret at the deaths of hundreds of civilians.” Libyan authorities have acknowledged at least 300 dead in the past week, but rights groups say the toll could be as high as 400.–Photos by AFP & Reuters

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