Pakistan “Honor Killing”: “Bodies of couple found in well in Gadap Town”
— Pakistan Daily Times reports: “Police believe the eloped couple were killed by their families over honour”
— “The bodies of a young man and a pregnant woman were found in a 200-feet deep well in Gadap Town.”
— “Police officials believe that their families might have killed them on the pretext of honour.
— “After the residents of the area informed the police about a foul stink emitting from a well located in Yasrab Colony near Sehra-e-Madina, Superhighway, in the jurisdiction of Gadap City police station, Edhi volunteers were called in who recovered the bodies from the well and shifted them to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for legal formalities. The woman was identified as Hazrat Bibi, 29, daughter of Painda Khan, and the man as Shahenshah, 25, son of Safoon Khan, both of Afghan descent.”
— “The police said the woman was married to a man named Zahir Shah, a resident of Yasrab Colony, and had two children with her husband. At the time of her death, she was four months pregnant.”
Day: October 7, 2009
Palestinian Report on “Honor Killing” Strangulation of Child in West Bank
Palestinian Report on “Honor Killing” Strangulation of Child in West Bank
— Maan News Report: “According to the report, it was recorded last month, deaths and one against the background of the so-called family honor, took place in the West Bank and were as follows:”
— “On citizenship, the child died 30.9.2009 (E.. G. A. P) and aged 16, from Beit Oula village governorate of Hebron, was killed by strangulation by handkerchief, has been converted into the body by the public prosecutor and the police to the Institute of Forensic Medicine for autopsies to determine cause of death, according to information the Commission has recognized the mother to kill her for her daughter against the backdrop of the so-called family honor.”
Pakistan: “Campaign Launched to Protect Christians from U.N. Resolution”
Pakistan: “Campaign Launched to Protect Christians from U.N. Resolution”
— Christian Post reports:
— “A ministry working with persecuted Christians launched a campaign Tuesday against a U.N. resolution that many human rights groups say can be manipulated to oppress religious minorities living in Muslim-majority countries.”
— “The Defamation of Religions Resolution, backed by the 57 Muslim-majority countries that make up the Organization of Islamic Conference, is expected to be proposed next month or later this year. It seeks to criminalize words or actions that are deemed defamatory towards a particular religion.”
— “Rights groups, however, warn the resolution could be used to legitimize anti-blasphemy laws and intimidate human rights activists and religious dissenters. Critics say instead of protecting adherents of religions, including religious minorities, the resolution protects religions themselves.”
— “Open Doors, the group that launched the new campaign, pointed to the recent anti-Christian rampage in Gojra, Pakistan, where Muslim mobs killed and burned Christian homes based on a blasphemy rumor. At least seven Christians were killed and more than 100 homes were looted and burned in the Gojra attack.”
Egypt: Christian Arrested for Distributing Tracts in Egypt
Egypt: Christian Arrested for Distributing Tracts in Egypt
— COMPASS reports
— “An Egyptian Christian arrested in Cairo for handing out gospel leaflets and held in prison illegally for four days has been released, the freed Protestant Copt told Compass.”
— “Abdel Kamel, 61, was arrested on Sept. 23 in downtown Cairo for handing out copies of a Christian leaflet. As they arrested him, police told Kamel it was ‘unlawful’ to hand out religious information on public roads. When Kamel countered that Muslims commonly hand out Islamic literature, police told him it was “more unlawful” for Christians. Kamel also didn’t have his identification card with him.”
— “Nabil Ghobreyal, an attorney who worked to gain Kamel’s release, said there is no law in Egypt forbidding the distribution of religious material.”
— “Police handcuffed Kamel, put him into a police car and seized his leaflets. Authorities then took him to a police station for interrogation. While in custody, Kamel said, he remained in handcuffs for hours, was thrown to the ground, spit upon and threatened with violence.”
India: Youth kills sister over love affair — “honour killing”
India: Youth kills sister over love affair — “honour killing”
— Times of India: “In a shocking incident of honour killing, a 22-year-old boy murdered his 16-year-old sister in the middle of the local market in full public view in Mawana township of Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday morning. ”
— Shahana Qureshi murdered by Shahana’s brother Maan Qureshi