Communist China: China dissident begins second year in detention – Liu Xiaobo
China dissident begins second year in detention — London Times report on Liu Xiaobo: “Detained with no formal charges against him”
December 7, 2009
Pakistan Daily Times: “Gojra report proposes amending blasphemy laws”
Pakistan Daily Times: “Gojra report proposes amending blasphemy laws” — “An inquiry tribunal – headed by Lahore High Court Judge Iqbal Hameedur Rehman and tasked…
Jordan: “Honor Killing” by Brother of Pregnant Sister
— The Jordan Times: “Man charged with premeditated murder of his younger sister” — “The Criminal Court prosecutor on Saturday charged a 36-year-old man with…
Jordan: Report that Queen Rania to Give “Quiet Support” to Change Laws Giving “Impunity” on “Honor Killings”
— Daily Telegraph: “Queen Rania of Jordan takes on hardliners over honour killings” — Daily Telegraph reports: “Queen Rania, who regularly appears without head-scarf, let…
Iran: Police Shoot Unarmed Protesters – Students and Police Clash
Iranian police shoot at unarmed protesters during Tehran demonstrations Iran: Students clash with riot police as protests erupt on Iranian campuses
Spain: Woman Abducted, Sentenced to Death Under Extreme form of Sharia, by Extremist Kidnappers on Adultery Charge
— Herald Sun reports: “Men sought ‘to kill woman for adultery’” — “Spanish police have arrested nine men suspected of seeking to have a woman…
Maldives Parliament Plans Ban on Non-Islamic Houses of Worship
— Forum 18 reports: — “On 18 November the Maldives parliament, the Majlis, unanimously approved in the initial stages a bill banning all non-Muslim places…
VDARE Racist Web Site Promotes Argument that Fighting Racism is a Communist Plot
— The VDARE “racist” “hate group” has promoted an article by VDARE Contributor Raymond V. Raehn which essentially argues that America’s challenge to racism and…
UK: “Honor crime up by 40% due to rising fundamentalism”
— Daily Mail reports “Honour crime up by 40% due to rising fundamentalism”: — “Police have seen ‘honour’ crime surge by 40 per cent due…
Switzerland: Swiss minaret ban reversal vote in pipeline
Swiss minaret ban reversal vote in pipeline