While the international community pushes for sanctions against Libya over Muammar Gaddafi's brutal crackdown - his son, Saif al-Islam, says everything is normal.
He says the problem lies in the eastern regions.
In the city of Tobruk close to the Egyptian border, there is no presence of security forces.
The province of Cyrenaica is also in the hands of pro-democracy protesters according to Franco Frattini, Italy's foreign minister.
And it is the same situation in the western city of Misurata where army officers have reportedly thrown their weight behind calls for Gaddafi to go.
Tripoli is said to be on virtual lockdown - it has always been Gaddafi's stronghold .
Al Jazeera's Charles Stratford reports.
