Thirty-eight people were injured in Tuesday night to Wednesday in clashes in Benghazi, a coastal city in eastern Libya, between protesters and security forces, said the director of Al-Jala Hospital Benghazi. An earlier toll reported by at least fourteen injured. Libyan police forcibly dispersed a sit-in against the government.
Hundreds of supporters of the Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, have, meanwhile, marched in several cities shortly after the country, it was learned from sources. The European Union on Wednesday called on Libya to allow "free expression" and avoid "violence". "We urge the authorities to listen to all the people involved in protests and what society says, and allow the free expression," said the spokesman of the High Representative of EU for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton.
The police intervened, the newspaper said Libya Quryna, to end clashes between supporters of Muammar Gaddafi and "saboteurs" among the protesters who had gathered to demand the release of a lawyer, Fethi Tarbel, representing families of prisoners killed in a shootout in 1996 in Abu Salim Prison in Tripoli.
According to Human Rights Watch, at least 1200 prisoners were killed by police during a shootout in the prison of Abu Salim in 1996, under circumstances that remain unclear. In recent years, their families, much of which originated in Benghazi, continue to demand that justice be done and light on the massacre.
Many of the opponents are from Gaddafi, and the city was ruled out major economic development projects, enhancing its particularism. Ms. Tarbell, whose reasons for arrest are unknown, was released under pressure from families. But the crowd did not leave the scene, and others joined the protest, prompting the police to disperse them by force, by site-Libya Alyoum.
The demonstrators chanted, according to these media slogans against the regime: "Benghazi, wake up, it is the day you were waiting for the blood of martyrs is not shed in vain," or "The people want bring down corruption. " The Libyan government has adopted a series of measures aimed at reducing the prices of essential commodities.
The Tripoli regime is preparing to release further one hundred to ten activists jailed Islamic Group Libyan Islamic Fighting, an organization banned by the authorities. Soon after, hundreds of demonstrators marched pro-regime in Benghazi, the second largest city, but also in Sirte, Tripoli and Sabha, according to pictures on state television.
For 4 pm local time (3:00 am Paris time), the Al-Jamahiriya broadcast live images of protesters marching on foot and in cars, waving flags and pictures of Colonel Qaddafi and chanting slogans in praise Guide of the Libyan revolution and against Al Jazeera, accused by the regime to incite rebellion in Arab individuals.
"Al-Jazeera despicable, we do not want more than our leader," chanted the demonstrators including. These events occur on the eve of the "day of anger" Libyan scheduled for Thursday, according to appeals on Facebook. Under the slogan "Revolt of February 17, 2011: to make a day of anger in Libya," a Facebook group, which calls for an uprising against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi, has increased from four thousand four hundred members Monday at nine miles Wednesday morning six hundred. 
Hundreds of supporters of the Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, have, meanwhile, marched in several cities shortly after the country, it was learned from sources. The European Union on Wednesday called on Libya to allow "free expression" and avoid "violence". "We urge the authorities to listen to all the people involved in protests and what society says, and allow the free expression," said the spokesman of the High Representative of EU for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton.
The police intervened, the newspaper said Libya Quryna, to end clashes between supporters of Muammar Gaddafi and "saboteurs" among the protesters who had gathered to demand the release of a lawyer, Fethi Tarbel, representing families of prisoners killed in a shootout in 1996 in Abu Salim Prison in Tripoli.
According to Human Rights Watch, at least 1200 prisoners were killed by police during a shootout in the prison of Abu Salim in 1996, under circumstances that remain unclear. In recent years, their families, much of which originated in Benghazi, continue to demand that justice be done and light on the massacre.
Many of the opponents are from Gaddafi, and the city was ruled out major economic development projects, enhancing its particularism. Ms. Tarbell, whose reasons for arrest are unknown, was released under pressure from families. But the crowd did not leave the scene, and others joined the protest, prompting the police to disperse them by force, by site-Libya Alyoum.
The demonstrators chanted, according to these media slogans against the regime: "Benghazi, wake up, it is the day you were waiting for the blood of martyrs is not shed in vain," or "The people want bring down corruption. " The Libyan government has adopted a series of measures aimed at reducing the prices of essential commodities.
The Tripoli regime is preparing to release further one hundred to ten activists jailed Islamic Group Libyan Islamic Fighting, an organization banned by the authorities. Soon after, hundreds of demonstrators marched pro-regime in Benghazi, the second largest city, but also in Sirte, Tripoli and Sabha, according to pictures on state television.
For 4 pm local time (3:00 am Paris time), the Al-Jamahiriya broadcast live images of protesters marching on foot and in cars, waving flags and pictures of Colonel Qaddafi and chanting slogans in praise Guide of the Libyan revolution and against Al Jazeera, accused by the regime to incite rebellion in Arab individuals.
"Al-Jazeera despicable, we do not want more than our leader," chanted the demonstrators including. These events occur on the eve of the "day of anger" Libyan scheduled for Thursday, according to appeals on Facebook. Under the slogan "Revolt of February 17, 2011: to make a day of anger in Libya," a Facebook group, which calls for an uprising against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi, has increased from four thousand four hundred members Monday at nine miles Wednesday morning six hundred.
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