(Germany) Demjanjuk pronounced fit to stand trial in Germany
— also: Der Spiegel report
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Missouri governor signs bill renaming road cleaned by neo-Nazis after rabbi despite family’s objections
Hungary: Budapest court bans neo-Nazi Hungarian Guard
(Hungary) Budapest court bans Hungarian militants
— “A Budapest appeals court Thursday banned the neo-Nazi Hungarian Guard, a militant group of extreme far-right nationalists, court officials said”
Communist China – Office Becomes New Force for Religious Repression
Communist China – Office Becomes New Force for Religious Repression
— “Government seminar on house churches, once considered encouraging, results in crackdown”
Communist China has not given up Green Dam plan – to control Internet usage
Communist China has not given up Green Dam plan
— “China has not given up on plans to force Chinese computer users to install controversial ‘Green Dam Youth Escort’ internet monitoring software, officials have said”
Miami: Muslims fear more vandalism at mosque
Miami: Muslims fear more vandalism at mosque
— “Islamic School of Miami”
— Vandals smash windows of West Kendall mosque
— Miami: Juveniles Arrested In Vandalized Mosque Case
— “The alleged vandals — 17-year-old Juan Carlos Gonzalez and 17-year-old Michael Derek Lobo — targeted the Islamic School of Miami”
North Korean Defector Describes Inner Workings of Isolated Regime
Iran Reports – July 2, 2009
(Iran) AP: “Iran’s reformists call Islamic regime illegitimate”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election_625
Iran arrests 7 allegedly tied to exiles in France
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31711133/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/
(Iran) Attacks, arrests slowing online news from Iran
— “Human rights worker says fear ‘has permeated society’ in Iran”
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/02/iran.information/index.html
Iran says arrested Newsweek journalist has ‘confessed’ — Maziar Bahari
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2009/July/middleeast_July44.xml§ion=middleeast
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/01/iran.newsweek/index.html?section=cnn_latest
— NEWSWEEK issues Statement on Maziar Bahari and calls for his immediate release
http://www.newsweek.com/id/204899
http://www.newsweek.com/id/203036?tid=relatedcl
India: Muslim leaders unite against move to repeal Section 377
(India) Muslim leaders unite against move to repeal Section 377
— a “development that could sap the government’s enthusiasm for a relook at the law criminalising homosexuality”
— India Muslim leaders: “We are shocked to see reports in the media that the Union government is considering the repeal of Section 377 of the IPC, which means making homosexuality legal”
— Related Times of India report
— India ends ban on homosexuals
— “An Indian court has overturned a 148-year-old colonial law banning homosexual relationships saying it was an affront to human dignity.”
Iranian Government Says Neda Soltan’s Murder Was ‘Staged’
Iranian Government Says Neda Soltan’s Murder Was ‘Staged’
— “according to Iran’s Press TV, police chief Esmaeil Ahmadi-Moqadam declared Wednesday that the shooting was a ‘prearranged scenario’ — a ‘premeditated act of murder’ that could not have been committed by Iranian police.”