DC: Holocaust Memorial Shooter Von Brunn Arraignment Set
(U.S.) DC: Arraignment set in museum shooting — James W. Von Brunn “was indicted on seven counts, including first-degree murder”
2009
Sudan: Police beat women opposing Sudan dress code trial
(Sudan) Police beat women opposing Sudan dress code trial — AP reports: “Sudanese police fired tear gas and beat women protesting outside a Sudanese court…
Sudanese Feminist Hero Forced into Hiding — Phyllis Chesler report on Lubna al-Hussein
Sudanese Feminist Hero Forced into Hiding — Phyllis Chesler report on Lubna al-Hussein — Phyllis Chesler reports: “Lubna al-Hussein, is now moving from one relative’s…
North Korea: 2 US journalists pardoned — Laura Ling and Euna Lee
North Korea: 2 US journalists pardoned — Laura Ling and Euna Lee — “North Korean leader Kim Jong Il issued a ‘special pardon’ freeing two…
Afghan women victims of ‘widespread’ rape: UN
Afghan women victims of ‘widespread’ rape: UN — “Rape in Afghanistan is ‘widespread’ and violence against women serving in public life is on the rise,…
Iran: White House’s Gibbs: Ahmadinejad ‘elected leader’ of Iran
(Iran) White House’s Gibbs: Ahmadinejad ‘elected leader’ of Iran — AP: White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is ‘the elected leader’…
North Korea Freedom Coalition Upcoming Events
North Korea Freedom Coalition’s Suzanne Scholte offers the following recommendations in the continuing struggle for freedom in North Korea: Dear Friends: Please consider these action…
Sweden: Neo-Nazis suspected in murder of Swedish PM Olof Palme
(Sweden) Neo-Nazis suspected in murder of Swedish PM Olof Palme
Chicago: Neo-Nazi White ordered held without bond — William A. White
Chicago: Neo-Nazi White ordered held without bond — William A. White
Pakistan: 3,000 cases of violence against women, 119 “honor killings” in Punjab in 6 months
(Pakistan) ‘Over 3,000 cases of violence against women in Punjab’ — between January and June 2009 – “119 ‘honour’ killings took place” — almost another…