Human Rights Watch is reporting at least 332 people have been killed in Libya in a massive government crackdown on pro-democracy activists. Despite the violence, the protests against the 42-year reign of Muammar Gaddafi appear to be gaining steam. Civilians have reportedly taken control of Benghazi, Libya’s second city. Oil workers at the Nafoora oil field have gone on strike. And protests have spread to the capital city of Tripoli. There are reports that the home of Libya’s parliament in Tripoli has been set on fire. On Sunday, Gaddafi’s son vowed to institute a series of reforms, but he warned that the protests could lead to a “civil war.” In the United States, a group of protesters gathered outside the White House on Sunday, calling on the Obama administration to pressure the Gaddafi government.

Yahia Dagouri, demonstrator: “All that we need is the American government to ask him to stop. He will listen. When he knows there will be a pressure, an international pressure, he will stop. He needs to understand. Enough bloodshed! There’s kids, babies, women, old people are dying every day by his bullets. Enough is enough.”