Mississippi: Reputed Miss. Klansman appeals to US Supreme Court
(U.S.) Mississippi: Reputed Miss. Klansman appeals to US Supreme Court — James Ford Seale — “A reputed Ku Klux Klansman convicted two years ago in…
June 2009
Washington DC – FBI: Holocaust Museum suspect expected to survive
DC – FBI: Holocaust Museum suspect expected to survive “FBI Supervisory Special Agent Katherine Schweit said in a written statement Saturday that government lawyers told…
UK: Suspected “Honor Killing” – Update on Shafilea Ahmed Case
(UK) Father fails in fight to change unlawful killing verdict — Shafilea Ahmed — “A few months earlier, she had refused an arranged marriage, and,…
Iran Reports – June 14, 2009
Iranian President Ahmadinejad celebrates win with show of brutality — “Chanting ‘Allahu akbar’ — God is greatest — and ‘Ahmadi, we love you’ the army…
Gaza: a father killed his daughter against the backdrop of ‘family honor’
Gaza: a father killed his daughter against the backdrop of ‘family honor’ — “in the town of Deir el-Balah”
Turkey: Lawyers: Abused Turkish woman in hiding — Nahide Opuz
(Turkey) Lawyers: Abused Turkish woman in hiding — Nahide Opuz — “In 2002, Nahide Opuz’s ex-husband, Huseyin Opuz, shot and killed her mother in the…
June 12, 1963: Crime history – Civil rights leader Evers assassinated in Mississippi
June 12, 1963: Crime history – Civil rights leader Evers assassinated in Mississippi
Holocaust Memorial Shooter – SPLC says Michigan man recently took over racist site
(U.S.) Holocaust Memorial Shooter – SPLC says Michigan man recently took over racist site — Chicago Tribune reports: “The Southern Poverty Law Center says the…
Iran Reports – June 12, 2009
Iranians vote in droves, rival victory claims http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSEVA14340720090612 — Ahmadinejad claims victory after Iran’s polling stations are kept open http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6486939.ece — Record turnout in Iran…
Iran: Tehran student forced to live double life
(Iran) Tehran student forced to live double life — “Music student Aida Shirazi is thoroughly Westernised – but in public she must play the part…