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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS

artappraiser — Mon, 09 May 2011 03:21:09 +0000

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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE, 08 May 2011

Al-Gaddafi’s forces carry out indiscriminate attacks in Misratah

Amnesty International today corroborated claims about the use of anti-vehicle mines in Misratah’s port by forces loyal to Colonel al-Gaddafi, as indiscriminate attacks on the Libyan city continue.
The latest attack on the area around the port set on fire several fuel tanks, depriving the city of much needed fuel for generators which supply electricity to hospitals and other essential facilities.
“The use of anti-vehicle mines against Misratah’s port is yet more evidence of the Libyan regime’s determination to further isolate the city’s inhabitants from the outside world and to deny them the humanitarian aid they so desperately need,” said Donatella Rovera, Senior Advisor at Amnesty International.....

686,000 Libya refugees flee

artappraiser — Fri, 06 May 2011 06:31:55 +0000

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686,000 Libya refugees flee to Egypt, Tunisia
By Scott Petersen, May 5, 2011, Christian Science Monitor
DehibaWazin Border, Libya

The Libyan revolution that began in February with hopes that Col. Muammar Qaddafi would quickly be toppled like the Tunisian and Egyptian autocrats before him, has turned into a protracted conflict with a grim human cost.
Hundreds of thousands have fled the violence. The exodus statistics compiled by the United Nations contain all categories of Libyan migrants. UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called on Western nations to help, with the agency saying 686,422 had left Libya as of May 4, mostly for Egypt and Tunisia.....

Turkey gives up on Gaddafi,

artappraiser — Fri, 06 May 2011 06:24:26 +0000

In reply to ICC finds evidence of crimes against humanity by Libyan regime

Turkey gives up on Gaddafi, says he must leave, gives support to rebels:

Turkey changes tack on Libya
BySEMİH İDİZ, Op-ed, Hürriyet Daily News, May 5, 2011

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan realigned Turkey’s Libya policy earlier this week in favor of the Transitional National Council, or TNC, in Benghazi, prior to Thursday’s international talks on the situation in Libya in Rome. Erdoğan, in harsh remarks aimed at Moammar Gadhafi, effectively placed Turkey on the side of the rebels after weeks of trying to sit on the fence between the two sides. It was noteworthy that Erdoğan’s remarks also came just days after Ankara decided to close its embassy in Tripoli and evacuate its staff.

Talking at a press briefing specifically designed to take up the Libya issue - and after which he did not take any questions from the media - Erdoğan openly called on Gadhafi to not only quit but to also leave Libya....

Turkish Leader Says Qaddafi Must Step Down Immediately
By SEBNEM ARSU and KAREEM FAHIM, New York Times, May 3/4, 2011

ISTANBUL — In his harshest comments to date on the situation in Libya, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, a regional power broker, told reporters here on Tuesday that Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi had chosen “blood, tears, oppression” and that he must “immediately step down.”....

Moammar Kadafi should step down, Turkish leader says
By Borzou Daragahi, Los Angeles Times, May 4, 2011

Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has encouraged democracy movements in the Arab world but resisted giving his full support to the Libyan uprising, now says it's time for Moammar Kadafi to go.

Turkey shuts down its embassy, revises Libya plans
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News, May 2, 2011

Turkey has temporarily closed its Tripoli embassy for security reasons, a move that seemed to indicate a change in Ankara’s approach to the Libyan crisis as it loses a key channel of communication with Tripoli and Benghazi....