Virginia: Man Linked to White Supremacist Nazi Volksfront Group Charged in Norfolk Synagogue Vandalism

— “Va. man charged in Norfolk synagogue vandalism”
— Virginian-Pilot reports “Police on Monday announced the arrest of a man charged with vandalizing several synagogues in April with anti-Semitic, anti-gay and racist messages.”
— “John Edward Grogan, 29, of the 200 block of Elizabeth Ave. in Waynesboro, was arrested there July 9, said police spokeswoman Karen Parker-Chesson. She said investigators at first did not want to compromise the investigation by releasing Grogan’s name when others involved remained at large. Investigators now hope to generate new information and leads, she said. The synagogues affected were notified of the arrest, Parker-Chesson said.”
— “Worshippers at Temple Israel on Granby Street arrived to find anti-Semitic stickers on windowpanes and the side of the building on April 18. Police said at least five locations in Ghent and on Granby Street were vandalized but declined to name them. The suspects were caught on videotape, which was released to the media.”
— “Grogan is affiliated with Volksfront, an organization Parker-Chesson described as white supremacist.”
— “Authorities think the slurs might have been done to mark the birth of Adolf Hitler, who was born April 20, 1889, Parker-Chesson said.”

— SPLC lists Volksfront as a “Racist Skinhead” Hate Group

— ADL report on “Volksfront” — group goal “to establish an autonomous whites-only living space”

— ADL: “Violent Neo-Nazi Skinhead Group Volksfront Growing In Prominence on West Coast and Internationally”

— SPLC report on racist, Neo-Nazi hate group “Volksfront”

NYC: Protest at United Nations HQ against Extremist Religious Oppression and Blasphemy Laws

Reports on protests against religious oppression and blasphemy laws by Pakistan Christians and others at the United Nations HQ in NYC… as previously promoted — PLEASE SIGN online petition calling for end to Pakistan blasphemy laws and religious oppression

UPI report: “Pakistani Christians stage U.N. protest”
— UPI reports: “Pakistani Christians in New York demonstrated in front of the United Nations against the recent anti-Christian violence in Pakistan in which seven died.”
— “Protest leaders Wednesday condemned last week’s violence in Gojra district in the Punjab Province in which a Muslim mob, irate over alleged desecration of the Koran, attacked a Christian neighborhood. The Christians have denied the allegations.”
— “Besides seven Christians, three Muslims died in police firing to disperse the mob.”
— “The U.N. protest leaders urged the Pakistani government to institute special measures to protect minorities in the country, the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan news agency reported. They called for the repeal of Pakistan’s stringent blasphemy law, which can result in death for those insulting Islam.”
— “In a memorandum to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the protesters representing the Pakistan Christian Association in North America and the Christian Community in New York called for greater security for Christians and the release of those detained under the blasphemy law.”
— “The Pakistan Christian Post reported Canadians of Pakistani origin held a similar demonstration in front of the Islamic Foundation Center in Toronto, while Pakistani Christians in London held a day of mourning for those killed.”
— “The Catholic Leader reported Pope Benedict XVI deplored the killings of Christians and encouraged the minority community not be deterred by the attacks in efforts to help build a society that is marked by mutual respect among all its members.”

— Pakistani Christian rally by the UN — photos — Google web folder – Human Rights Coalition Against Radical Islam

HRCARI report: In addition to this report, we are told by HRCARI that about 50 Pakistan Christians and others attended this event.
— Pakistani Christian rally by the UN — photos — Google web folder

Selected photos from NYC U.N. Rally by Pakistan Christians and their supporters taken by Human Rights Coalition Against Radical Islam

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Please also sign ONLINE PETITION showing your solidarity with protesters calling for an end to Pakistan’s blasphemy laws!

DC: “Black Day observation: Christians call upon the US & the EU to act against Pakistan Blasphemy Law” – Tejinder Singh

— Tejinder Singh’s report in the Examiner on “Black Day observation: Christians call upon the US & the EU to act against Pakistan Blasphemy Law” – on the August 10, 2009 Press Conference regarding Pakistan’s blasphemy law and religious discrimination and oppression of Christians
— Tejinder Singh: “August 11 was observed around the world as a ‘black day,’ a day of protest for some 20 million Christians in Pakistan and around the world who want the country’s blasphemy laws repealed for being a virtual ‘constitutional genocide'”

Pakistan’s Lahore: Christians took out protests and hoisted black flags to observe “Black Day”

(Pakistan) Lahore: August 11, 2009. (PCP report) Christians took out protests and hoisted black flags to observe “Black Day”

— Petition Calling for End of “Blasphemy Laws” in Pakistan

— Amnesty International “urges govt to amend or abolish blasphemy laws”

— Govt may re-visit blasphemy law to prevent misuse
— State Minister for Interior Tasneem Ahmed Qureshi to call for “inquiry”
— April 21, 2009 – “Federal Shariat Court (FSC) ruling that the death penalty is the only punishment that Islamic law provides for blasphemy”
— April 16, 2008 – Pakistan National Assembly passes resolution calling for U.N. to impose death penalty internationally for blasphemy

Pakistan: Ahmedi Muslim Murdered

Pakistan: “Ahmediyya Community Murder in Pakistan”
— “Another member of the Ahmediyya community, Rana Ata-ul Karim (36) was killed on 6 August 2009 in Multan, Pakistan. He was murdered simply for being an Ahmedi, a minority sect of Islam. Mr Karim, a well educated agriculturist, left his home for a few minutes in the afternoon and returned to find that his wife had been locked in their bedroom by three young men who had forcibly entered his house. Mr Karim was shot 3 times and died on the spot. The assailants immediately fled the scene. Mr Karim is survived by his wife and two young daughters.”