Bangladesh teacher awarded imprisonment for Facebook status
Bangladesh for the first time has given a verdict on Wednesday to a university teacher for his status wishing death of prime minister Shiekh Hasina. The High Court sentenced Jahangirnagar University’s fugitive teacher Muhammad Ruhul Amin Khandaker to six months for contempt of court, after the accused failed to appear on court summons. The court [...]
The new year begins with more executions in Iran
The new year (2012) begins with more reposts of executions in Iran. According to official and unofficial sources at least 25 prisoners have been executed in the past two days. Two prisoners executed in the prison of Arak (south of Tehran): According to Markazinews (official site of the Markazi province, south of Tehran) two prisoners [...]
27/29 December: 7 men were hanged
December 29: Two young men were hanged publicly in Qazvin (west of Tehran) today: Two young men were hanged publicly in Qazvin (Ghazvin; west of Tehran) this morning December 29. According to Jamejamonline (Iranian state television website) two young men identified as “Mohammad” and “Ali” (age not mentioned) were hanged publicly in the Navab-e-Jonubi Street [...]
MexicoBlog Editorial: The U.S. Feeds Violence, Corruption and Impunity in Mexico
In the past few weeks a number of Mexican activists have been brazenly killed, attacked or kidnapped. Twelve journalists have been killed in Mexico in 2011. Local and state government officials are all too frequently assassinated. Human Rights groups have collected evidence that the Mexican army is systematically engaging in torture, forced disappearances and murder. [...]
Immigration of Nepal Confirms 7 Fake passports of Chinese Travelers
The Department of Immigration (DoI) of Nepal has confirmed the passport obtained from 7 Chinese travelers during on August 12, 2011 from the Tribhuvan International Airport to be fake. During the initial investigation the DoI has put questions regarding the issue of these Chinese travelers who were caught red handed. The Chinese embassy confirming it [...]
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