IRAN ( One woman and three men Hanged- Rapist and 3 drug dealers ) Iran human rights media

One Woman And Three Men Hanged In Western Iran- One Hanged Publicly

Monday 3 December 2012

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Iran Human Rights, december 3: Four prisoners among them one woman, were hanged in Kermanshah (Western Iran) today Monday December 3.
According to the official site of the Iranian judiciary in Kermanshah, one female and two male prisoners were hanged in the prison of Kermanshah, while a foruth prisoner was hanged publicly in the Azadi (Freedom) Square of Kermanshah Monday noon. None of the prisoners were identified by name.
The three prisoners who were hanegd inside the prison were convicted of drug-related charges, while the prisoner who was hanged publicly was convicted of rape and kidnapping.
None of the above mentioned charges have been confirmed by independent sources.
Azadi (Freedom) Square of Kermanshah has been the site of several public executions in the past years.

SINGAPORE (Outrage- Woman gang-raped has died in Hospital ) Read story

SINGAPORE (AP) — A young Indian woman who was gang-raped and severely beaten on a bus died Saturday at a Singapore hospital, after her horrific ordeal galvanized Indians to demand greater protection for women from sexual violence that impacts thousands of them every day.

She "passed away peacefully" with her family and officials of the Indian embassy by her side," said Dr. Kevin Loh, the chief executive of Mount Elizabeth hospital where she had been treated since Thursday. "The Mount Elizabeth Hospital team of doctors, nurses and staff join her family in mourning her loss," he said in a statement.

He said the woman had remained in an extremely critical condition since Thursday when she was flown to Singapore from India. "Despite all efforts by a team of eight specialists in Mount Elizabeth Hospital to keep her stable, her condition continued to deteriorate over these two days. She had suffered from severe organ failure following serious injuries to her body and brain. She was courageous in fighting for her life for so long against the odds but the trauma to her body was too severe for her to overcome."

PRESCOTT Az ( Cops in motorcycle gang beat up man- Put him in hospital ) State police investigate "wild hogs"

 PRESCOTT - State police have taken over an investigation into an alleged Prescott bar assault involving law enforcement officers who belong to a motorcycle club.

Prescott police turned over the investigation of Saturday night's incident involving members of the Iron Brotherhood Motorcycle Club to the Department of Public Safety once police officers from neighboring Prescott Valley were recognized among the bikers, Lt. Ken Morley said Thursday.
Officers from several agencies across the state who are members of the club also were at the bar and may be investigated, DPS spokesman Bart Graves said.
Both Graves and Morley declined to release additional details of the incident, including any names, citing the ongoing investigation.

"We are very thorough, we will take our time and we will not comment until it is over," Graves said.
The results of the probe will be handed over to Prescott police and the Yavapai County Attorney for review. DPS would coordinate any potential arrests through the county attorney, Graves said.
Prescott police were called to a hospital Saturday night where a 23-year-old Glendale man told them he was punched several times by members of a motorcycle club while at a bar. He was released after treatment.
Police determined the club was the Iron Brotherhood, which bills itself as a club for active and retired law enforcement officers who ride Harley-Davidson or other large American-made motorcycles. The group's website says it has chapters in several states, including Arizona, and requires members to go through a try-out period before becoming full members, much like so-called "outlaw" motorcycle gangs.
The "Arizona Whisky Row" Chapter's Web page shows the club planned a Christmas party Saturday at a location to be determined. Prescott's bar district is also known as Whisky Row. An email was sent through the website seeking comment from members.
Prescott Valley police spokesman Sgt. Brandon Bonney said no officers are on leave.
The other agencies whose officers may be involved were not named by the DPS.

Iran ( 4 women stoned to death in November ) Being stoned to death is a form of punishment

UNOFFICIAL REPORTS: FOUR WOMEN STONED TO DEATH IN IRAN - IHR DEMANDS INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION

Saturday 3 November 2012

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Iran Human Rights, November 2: According to a report published by the Melli-Mazhabi website, four women have been stoned to death during the past days in Iran. Security agents from the Iranian Judiciary reportedly transferred the bodies of the four women to the Tehran forensic medicine department. Reliable sources in contact with the Melli-Mazhabi website said the women had additional wounds on their bodies other than the one’s caused by stoning. The charges in the case files include ’engaging in immoral (sexual) relationship(s)’ and ’drug abuse’.
The sources that Iran Human Rights (IHR) has been in contact with say: "There is no doubt that the women have died as a result of stoning...and that the stoning has been carried out by the Iranian judiciary."
IHR has urged the United Nations to conduct an urgent investigation on the stoning of the four women. Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, the spokesperson of IHR, said: "At the present moment there is no information about the identities of these women, but evidence suggests they were stoned to death by the Iranian authorities."

CHINA and JAPAN ( Dispute over flying over islands - Gets Heated )

China 'highly vigilant' over Japanese fighters flying over disputed islands

NationalDec. 28, 2012 - 06:50AM JST( 21 )

BEIJING —

China is “highly vigilant” about Japanese jet fighter flights over islands claimed by both countries and Japan must bear responsibility for any consequences, Chinese military and maritime officials said on Thursday.
The officials, speaking a day after a new Japanese prime minister took office, were responding to Japan sending jet fighters several times in the past two weeks to intercept Chinese patrol planes approaching airspace above the islands.
The situation in the volatile East China Sea region has severely strained relations between Beijing and Tokyo.

“We will decisively fulfill our tasks and missions while coordinating with relevant departments…so as to safeguard China’s maritime law enforcement activities and protect the country’s territorial integrity and maritime rights,” Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun told a news conference.
Japan’s Defense Ministry has acknowledged scrambling F-15 jets on several occasions in recent weeks to intercept Chinese marine surveillance planes approaching the islands, called the Diaoyu in Chinese and the Senkaku by Japan.
It says a Chinese aircraft breached what it considers Japanese airspace for the first time on Dec 13.
The Japanese government administers the islands and purchased three of them from a private owner this past summer, sparking violent anti-Japanese protests across China.
New Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has promised not to yield in the dispute over the islands and boost defense spending to counter Beijing’s growing military clout.
“The Japanese side is using military aircraft to interfere with planes on normal patrol in undisputed Chinese airspace,” said Shi Qingfeng, director general of the Administration Office of the State Oceanic Administration, the agency whose ships patrol disputed waters in the South and East China Seas.
“This is highly unreasonable conduct and the Japanese side is consciously trying to escalate the situation,” Shi said at a presentation for Chinese media and diplomats. “The Japanese side must assume responsibility for the consequences.”
China has been increasingly flexing its military and political influence in the western Pacific, forcefully asserting territorial claims while it builds up its military forces.
Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam also claim parts of the South China Sea.
To China’s east, the island conflict with Japan has led to tense confrontations in the waters around the islands.
“China-Japan defense relations are an important and sensitive part of bilateral ties, and the Japanese side should face up to the difficulties and problems that currently exist,” Yang said.

JAPAN ( Judo gold medalist charged with rape- Masato Uchishiba )

Prosecutors urge 5-year sentence for former judo champion over rape charge

CrimeDec. 28, 2012 - 06:51AM JST( 17 )

TOKYO —

Prosecutors this week called for a 5-year jail sentence for retired double Olympic judo gold medalist Masato Uchishiba who is on trial for allegedly raping one of his teenage students in a hotel room.
The trial opened in September and a verdict is expected in early January.
Uchishiba, 34, who won the 66kg title at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, has pleaded not guilty. He maintains he had consensual sex with the girl, who was drunk after a training camp party in Tokyo in September 2011.
Prosecutors say Uchishiba assaulted the girl, a member of the college judo team he coached, in a hotel room after she fell asleep at a karaoke parlor, intoxicated.
“When she became aware, she resisted but he turned up the volume of the television and covered her mouth with his hand,” prosecutors said.
The alleged victim is not being identified publicly because her exact age at the time has not been given.
Uchishiba, who is married, admits that sex took place, but denies it was forceful.
“She was unmistakably awake. What we did was by mutual consent. I absolutely did not assault her,” Uchishiba told the court in earlier testimony.
Uchishiba was hailed as a hero at home when he became the first Japanese to win a gold medal in any sport at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, when Japan’s judo medal haul of two was its lowest ever.
However, after the rape allegation was made last year, he was sacked by Kyushu University of Nursing and Social Welfare where he had been coaching its women’s judo team since April 2010.

JAPAN ( Newborn girl found in bag near Highway ) Saitama

Newborn girl found in bag near highway in Saitama

CrimeDec. 25, 2012 - 02:35PM JST( 43 )

 

 

SAITAMA —

Police said Tuesday that a newborn girl was found in a tote bag near a highway in Misato, Saitama Prefecture, on Monday. The infant is being treated in hospital.
According to police, a woman walking her dog spotted the vinyl bag among shrubbery by Route 298 at about 4:40 p.m., and notified police. TV Asahi reported that the infant was wrapped in a towel and still had her umbilical cord attached.
Police said they are looking for the person or persons responsible on a charge of abandoning the baby.

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