Black Africans flee Libya:Yemeni opposition wants "Regime Change"

Because of Gaddafi's use of Africans as mercenaries, being a black African in Libya is dangerous and many migrant workers have had to flee for their lives.  The opposition is closing in on Gaddafi's regime in Tripoli. The Libyan Youth Movement reports tunnels have been found in Benghazi "(underground prisons) screams still being heard, but people can not be found, they request the map."Yemeni opposition won't join unity government proposed by President Saleh and stands by people's demand for 'fall of regime' says Reuters.   Some blog posts from Al Jazeera:

(All times are local in Libya GMT+2)

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  12:56pm

  France has announced it is sending two planes with humanitarian aid to the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi.
  Francois Fillon, the French prime minister, said the planes would leave "in a few hours" for Benghazi with doctors, nurses, medicines and medical equipment.
  "It will be the beginning of a massive operation of humanitarian support for the populations of liberated territories," he told RTL radio.
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  12:20pm

  The Reuters news agency reports opponents of the Libyan leader have held off an attack by pro-government forces and shot down a military aircraft near the town of Misurata.
  

  An aircraft was shot down this morning while it was firing on the local radio station. Protesters captured its crew," Reuters reported, citing a witness, Mohamed.
  "Fighting to control the military air base (near Misurata) started last night and is still going on. Gaddafi's forces control only a small part of the base. Protesters control a large part of this base where there is ammunition."
  "Misurata is still under the control of the protesters," he said.

  
  
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  12:10pm

  The UN Human Rights Council is now meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, and the events in Libya are part of the discussions. Western leaders are becoming increasingly outspoken against Gaddafi, calling for him to go.
  Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov is addressing the Council meeting now. He said the use of military force against civilians in Libya is unacceptable.
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  12:06pm

  The Associated Press news agency reports residents of  the Libyan capital say prices for basic foods are skyrocketing, and long lines are forming at bakeries for rationed bread.
  One resident tells AP that the price of rice, a main staple, has gone up 500 per cent, reaching the equivalent of $40 for a five kilogram bag.
  
  From BBC Blogs:
  1215: Another doctor in Libya's third largest city of Misrata has told the BBC World Service that pro-Gaddafi forces are using heavy weapons against protesters: "They are shooting by anti-aircraft [weapons], they are not shooting by simple gunshot. We are not able to send the ambulance because they are shooting at the ambulance."
  
  

  1. 1226: BBC World Service is checking out unconfirmed reports in a Belarussian newspaper, Belarusky Partizan, that Col Gaddafi's plane landed in the capital Minsk on Saturday and took off a day later. The aircraft was apparently tracked by plane spotters - a rare breed in Belarus. There is speculation that the plane brought some of Gaddafi's family and some money to Belarus.

  
  
  

  1. 1206: Of course, it's not just in the Arab world that dissent has been brewing. One of Vietnam's main pro-democracy activists, Nguyen Dan Que, has been detained after calling for a revolution to overthrow the Communist government, state-controlled media reports.