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Egypt – Convert Woman Arrested for Marrying Christian

Egypt – Convert Woman Arrested for Marrying Christian
— “Christian convert Raheal Henen Mussa and her Coptic husband are hiding from police and her Muslim family for violating an article of Islamic law (sharia) that doesn’t exist in the Egyptian penal code”
— “Mussa’s family took her from police custody on Sunday (April 19), but she escaped from them
on Tuesday (April 21). She and her husband fled Cairo and are in hiding.”

Iraq: In Iraq, a story of rape, shame and ‘honor killing’

(Iraq) In Iraq, a story of rape, shame and ‘honor killing’
— “A young woman imprisoned in Tikrit, north of Baghdad, sent a letter to her brother last summer, appealing for help. The woman, named Dalal, wrote that she was pregnant after being raped by prison guards. The brother asked to visit her. Guards obliged. The brother walked into her cell,
drew a gun and shot his visibly pregnant sister dead.”

UK: Man who threatened to bomb mosque suffering from mental illness, court hears

Man who threatened to bomb mosque suffering from mental illness, court hears
— Daily Record (Scotland) reports:
— “A MAN who threatened to blow up a mosque had been left ‘angry and anxious’ after watching a videoclip of a beheading, a court heard today.”
— “Neil MacGregor, 36, was confused about Islam after a friend sent him the clip, his lawyer told Glasgow Sheriff Court.”
— “At an earlier hearing, MacGregor admitted telephoning and emailing Strathclyde Police and threatening to blow up Glasgow’s Central Mosque.”
— “MacGregor, from Melbourne, Derbyshire, also pleaded guilty to uttering racial remarks and committing a racially-aggravated breach of the peace.”

North Korea threatens nuclear, missile tests

North Korea threatens nuclear, missile tests
— “North Korea threatened Wednesday to conduct nuclear and missile tests unless the U.N. apologizes for criticizing its April 5 rocket launch, dramatically raising its stake in the worsening standoff over its atomic programs.”
— “Pyongyang’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement the country ‘will be compelled to take additional self-defensive measures’ unless the U.N. Security Council apologizes immediately. ‘The measures will include nuclear tests and test-firings of intercontinental ballistic missiles.'”
— “Pyongyang conducted its first-ever atomic test blast in 2006 and is thought to have enough plutonium to make at least half a dozen nuclear bombs. But experts have said the country is not believed to have mastered the technology to make a nuclear warhead small enough to put on a missile”

(North Korea) South Korean Pop star criticised after praising North Korea’s nuclear ambitions

U.S. House Committee Mulls North Korea Sanctions Bill

U.S. House Committee Mulls North Korea Sanctions Bill
— “The North Korea Sanctions and Diplomatic Nonrecognition Act of 2009, authored and introduced by Rep. Illeana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.)”

(U.S.) North Korea Freedom Week April 26-May 2, Washington, D.C.
— Prayer Vigil Sunday Night in Northern Virginia, Rally on Tuesday on Capitol

North Korea – Christian Refugees Question Regime’s Claims

North Korea – Christian Refugees Question Regime’s Claims
— “As many as 400,000 Christians are estimated to worship secretly in the country, and Suzanne Scholte, head of the North Korean Freedom Coalition (NKFC), estimates that more than 200,000 North Koreans are held in political prison camps for various perceived ‘disloyalties’ to the regime, including adherence to Christianity.”

North Korea to put U.S. women on trial

North Korea to put U.S. women on trial
— “The two reporters for Current TV, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, are accused of entering the country illegally and intending ‘hostile acts.'”
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/24/nkorea.us.journalists.trial/index.html
— International Press Institute (IPI) Calls for Release of Journalists Being Used as ‘Political Hostages’ in Iran, North Korea
http://www.freemedia.at/cms/ipi/statements_detail.html?ctxid=CH0055&docid=CMS1240232042646&year=2009
— 2 US journalists to be tried in North Korea
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20090425/tap-as-nkorea-journalists-3rd-ld-writeth-d3b07b8.html

(North Korea) US reporters face years in North Korea labour camp
— “Two women prosecuted for espionage or ‘hostility toward North Koreans’ could spend up to 10 years in prison”
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6159054.ece

North Korea is fully fledged nuclear power, experts agree

North Korea is fully fledged nuclear power, experts agree
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6155956.ece
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,517698,00.html

(North Korea) Official: North Korea restarts nuclear facilities
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30400093/
— North Korea restarts extracting plutonium
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/04/25/North-Korea-restarts-extracting-plutonium/UPI-10731240658434/

(North Korea) Report: Kim Jong Il’s 3rd Son Assigned to Post
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,517942,00.html
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/04/26/Kim-Jong-ils-son-being-groomed-as-leader/UPI-28011240747926/
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6171511.ece