Month: June 2009

DC: Holocaust museum shooter too injured for court

(U.S.) DC: Holocaust museum shooter too injured for court
— “James W. von Brunn, the white supremacist who fatally shot a guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in the District earlier this month, was still too injured from the gun battle to appear in court Tuesday morning.”
— “U.S. Magistrate Judge John M. Facciola has scheduled the next status hearing in U.S. District Court for July 10.”
— “A notebook was found in Mr. von Brunn’s car, which was parked outside the museum, with the messages the ‘Holocaust is a lie’ and President Obama ‘was created by Jews,’ according to an affidavit.”

— related news reports

UK: Man faces “honour killing” charge – murder of Banaz Mahmod

(UK) Man faces honour killing charge – murder of Banaz Mahmod
— UK Press Association reports: “A man wanted by police for the honour killing of a 20-year-old London woman is flying back to Britain after being extradited by Iraq.”
— “Mohammed Saleh Ali will be charged with the murder of Banaz Mahmod, from Mitcham, south London, who was strangled and buried in a suitcase in a back garden.”
— “Ali will appear before Greenwich magistrates, facing charges of murdering Ms Mahmod, perverting the course of justice and threatening to kill her boyfriend, Rahmat Sulemani.”

— Extradited Iraqi charged with honour killing

—- “A man will appear in court today charged with the murder of ‘honour-killing’ victim Banaz Mahmod.”
—  Extradited Iraqi appears in court accused of strangling woman in ‘honour’ killing
— Metropolitan Police take custody of first suspect to be extradited from Iraq

— See also June 21, 2009: IKWRO: On the trial of Saleh Hama Ali – regarding “honor killing” of Banaz Mahmod

Iraq: Iraqi-Swede woman attacked, attempted honor-murder suspected


Iraq: Iraqi-Swede woman attacked, attempted honor-murder suspected
— original article: Goteborgs-Posten
— The Local report (in English)
—- “The stabbing in Iraq of a local Swedish politician has prompted an investigation into whether or not the attack was paid for by the woman’s relatives back in Sweden.”
—- “The trouble started when the woman, who friends describe as a strong and self-assured advocate for women’s rights, refused to bow to the wishes of influential member of her extended family, many of whom live in western Sweden.”

Iran Reports – June 30, 2009

(Iran) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warns of revenge on pro-democracy states
— “Iran’s hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has warned the regime would seek revenge against states it has accused of fanning pro-democracy demonstrations in the wake of its disputed election”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5698913/Mahmoud-Ahmadinejad-warns-of-revenge-on-pro-democracy-states.html

Iran declares election fight over, vote valid
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=7962962
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090630/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election_607

Iran election: Mir-Hossein Mousavi tells supporters to keep protesting
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5696692/Iran-election-Mir-Hossein-Mousavi-tells-supporters-to-keep-protesting.html

Amir Taheri writes “The fight for Iran’s future is far from over”
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6605062.ece

“Out of sight, Iran remains on the brink”
http://www.spectator.co.uk/melaniephillips/3725291/out-of-sight-iran-remains-on-the-brink.thtml

“U.S. dollars could kill Iran’s protest movement”
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/30/dabashi.us.iran/index.html

MEMRI: “Iranian Parliament Speaker Hadad Adel: BBC Teeming with Bahais; Stands for ‘Bahai Broadcasting Company'”
http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD242609

MEMRI: “Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Criticizes U.S. President Obama for Interfering in Iran’s Elections
Dispute: ‘He Has Removed His Mask'”
http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD242509

Communist China delays mandatory Internet filter software

Communist China delays mandatory Internet filter software
— Reuters: “China will delay a controversial policy to force manufacturers to install mandatory filtering software on all new computers, state news agency Xinhua said on Tuesday.”
— “The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s climbdown on the mandatory installation of the ‘Green Dam Youth Escort’ filter comes just a day before the order was due to come into effect.”

Pakistan “Honor killings”: Couple, including teenage bride, mother, sister murdered

(Pakistan) Honour killings: Couple, 3 relatives gunned down
— “More than three-dozen attackers were dressed in Punjab police uniforms and fully equipped to avenge the so-called dishonour brought to the family due to the elopement of the girl.”

— Couple shot dead for eloping – police
— AFP: “Relatives of a Pakistani teenager who eloped and married without parental consent shot her dead in a raid on her new home which also killed her husband and in-laws, police said.”
— “‘They killed the bride, the mother and sister of the bridegroom,’ said Charsadda district police official Saleem Jan.”
— “‘They beat them first and then shot them dead,’ he told AFP.”

— Newly-wed couple among five shot dead in Charsadda
— police describe the bride aged 18-19 was “from the deeply conservative Mardan district next to Charsadda”

— Daily Telegraph: “Human rights groups have strongly condemned the practice of honour killings in Pakistan, which claim the lives of hundreds of women each year.”