BBC Updates on the situation in Libya..

[brooklynite]

1244: A police station in an eastern suburb of Tripoli is on fire, Reuters reports

1300: One opposition activist has told the BBC the headquarters of the ruling party in Tripoli are under opposition control

1308: Our correspondent adds: "Hour by hour there are reports of more defections. Almost all major tribal leaders seem to have joined the opposition, as well as important religious leaders, and several senior Libyan ambassadors. The east of the country is already almost entirely out of the hands of the government."

1317: Several Libyan cities, including Benghazi and Sirte, have fallen to anti-government demonstrators following the defection of some army units, the International Federation for Human Rights has said, as quoted by AFP. The organisation put the death toll since the start of the uprising at between 300 and 400.

Live Udates

[malaise]

1. Bye Bye Gaddafi and sons

See Yah!!

[drm604]

2. I'm starting to think

that with the dawn of the internet, and social networking especially, it's going to become more and more difficult to govern without the consent of the governed.

[brooklynite]

3. There's always the North Korean model...

Don't give people internet access in the first place, and wire their radios to only receive Government stations.

[drm604]

5. True,

but if you want to be part of the modern world, and actually be financially stable, that doesn't work for long.

[northoftheborder]

4. A very good point.