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Iraq: Nearly 100 killed in sectarian supremacist attacks to intimidate Shiites

BBC:  Blasts bring carnage to Baghdad

— AP: Wave of blasts in Iraqi capital kills at least 95
— “More than 300 wounded in attacks aimed at government, commercial sites”
— “Iraqi officials blamed al-Qaida in Iraq and other Sunni insurgents, echoing U.S. military warnings that the militant group is trying to provoke new bloodshed to undermine public trust in the Shiite-led Iraqi government.”

— Al-Qaeda kills almost 100 in Baghdad bomb carnage

Iran Protest News – August 14

Iranian opposition plans new wave of resistance
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/

Iran: Reformers call for probe of Iran supreme leader
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090814/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_5
— Reformists in Iran: Investigate if Khamenei qualified to rule
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1249418608677&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Iran candidate says prisoners tortured to death
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSHAF23304820090813

Allegations of torture against opponents of the president
http://www.economist.com/world/mideast-africa/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14222321

Hardline cleric urges tough stance on Iran detainees
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSHAF23304820090814

Iranian opposition plans new wave of resistance
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6796583.ece

Iran delays release on bail of French student
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6795381.ece

Iran: French student Clotilde Reiss’ ‘confession’ at Iran court sparks outrage

Iran: French student Clotilde Reiss’ ‘confession’ at Iran court sparks outrage
— “Images of a French woman in an Iranian court confessing to spying for France sparked outrage in her homeland yesterday, with President Sarkozy coming under fire for allegedly neglecting her case”
— “Iran has decided to make an example of Ms Reiss, a research student from Lille, and a French-Iranian employee of the French Embassy.”

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July 7, 2009 – Iran: France demands release of student Clotilde Reiss by Tehran

Chechnya Human Rights Violations: “Russia is still getting away with murder” and threats to human rights workers in Grozny

Russia Is Still Getting Away With Murder
— “The paradox is that Mr. Putin has succeeded in creating exactly what his predecessor Boris Yeltsin first went to war in Chechnya in 1994 to prevent: a lawless quasi-autonomous region run by a gangland-style warlord who rules through a manipulation of clan rivalries, vendettas and elements of Islamic Shariah law”

— ACPC Exclusive: Adam Delimkhanov threatens human rights workers on Grozny TV

Chechnya: Head of children’s charity shot dead in Chechnya – Zarema Sadulayeva and husband Alik Dzhabrailov

(Russia) Chechnya: Head of children’s charity shot dead in Chechnya
— Reuters reports:
— “The kidnapped head of a children’s charity and her husband were found murdered in the boot of a car in Russia’s Chechnya on Tuesday in the latest in a string of killings in the troubled Muslim republic.”
— “The bodies of Zarema Sadulayeva and husband Alik Dzhabrailov were found with multiple bullet wounds hours after they were seized from the office of the Save the Generations charity in the regional capital Grozny, prosecutors said in a statement.”
— “The attack comes a month after leading Chechen rights activist Natalia Estemirova was kidnapped and murdered by unknown assailants, triggering international outrage.”
— Also Gulf Times report