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Belgium: Brothers arrested in suspected honour killing

Belgium: Brothers arrested in suspected honour killing

By R.E.A.L. Organization • on July 11, 2009

(Belgium) Brothers arrested in suspected honour killing – Gulf Times reports: “Two Pakistani brothers were being held in custody in Belgium on murder

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Somalia: Islamic Supremacists behead 7 Somalis for ‘abandoning Islam’

Somalia: Islamic Supremacists behead 7 Somalis for ‘abandoning Islam’

By R.E.A.L. Organization • on July 11, 2009

(Somalia) Islamists behead 7 Somalis for ‘abandoning Islam’ – “Islamist fighters beheaded seven Somalis accused of renouncing their Muslim faith” http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/somalia/5799339/Islamist-insurgents-behead-7-Somalis-for-spying-on-government-and-abandoning-Islam.html

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Maldives: Woman gets 100 lashes in public, house arrest in Sharia punishment – govt says Maldives too “squeamish” for other Sharia penalties

Maldives: Woman gets 100 lashes in public, house arrest in Sharia punishment – govt says Maldives too “squeamish” for other Sharia penalties

By R.E.A.L. Organization • on July 11, 2009

(Maldives) Woman faints after 100 lashes, says judge – “An 18-year-old woman was flogged in public outside the Justice Building and sentenced to a year of house arrest today for having extra-marital sex. – ”

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Saudi religious police blamed in ‘honour’ killing of sisters

Saudi religious police blamed in ‘honour’ killing of sisters

By R.E.A.L. Organization • on July 11, 2009

Saudi religious police blamed in ‘honour’ killing of sisters AFP reports: “The Society

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Pakistan: U.N. Posted Red Cross Report on “Honor Killings” in Pakistan

Pakistan: U.N. Posted Red Cross Report on “Honor Killings” in Pakistan

By R.E.A.L. Organization • on July 11, 2009

(Pakistan) U.N. Posted Red Cross Report on “Honor Killings” in Pakistan — “Human rights groups say Pakistani women suffer severe discrimination, domestic violence  and ‘honour’ killings, and are increasingly

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New UN report takes firm stand on women’s rights in Afghanistan

New UN report takes firm stand on women’s rights in Afghanistan

By R.E.A.L. Organization • on July 11, 2009

(Afghanistan) New UN report takes firm stand on women’s rights in Afghanistan – “The ‘Silence is Violence’ report documents the failure of state institutions to protect women from increasing violence in public

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Sweden: “Honor Killing” Suspected in Balcony Fall Cases

Sweden: “Honor Killing” Suspected in Balcony Fall Cases

By R.E.A.L. Organization • on July 11, 2009

Malmo: Woman dies after balcony fall, honor-murder suspected – “A 28 year old woman died after falling from her 3rd story apartment’s kitchen window Sunday evening.  The woman,

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UK: Pair jailed for web race crimes

UK: Pair jailed for web race crimes

By R.E.A.L. Organization • on July 11, 2009

(UK) Pair jailed for web race crimes – “Two men have been jailed after becoming the first in the UK to be convicted of inciting racial hatred via a foreign website.” – “Simon Sheppard,

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Pennsylvania investigates alleged racial discrimination at country club pool

Pennsylvania investigates alleged racial discrimination at country club pool

By R.E.A.L. Organization • on July 11, 2009

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