TEHRAN ( Iran Attempt's to control bloggers on twitter ) Hmm

Iran says it is developing software to control social networking sites

By The Associated Press | Associated Press – 2 hrs 45 mins ago

Iran attempt's to control bloggers ( hmm)

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's police chief says the Islamic Republic is developing new software to control social networking sites.

Gen. Esmail Ahmadi Moghadam was quoted in Iranian newspapers Saturday as saying the new software will prevent Iranians from being exposed to malicious content online while allowing users to enjoy the benefits of the Internet. He did not say when the software would be introduced.

Moghadam also did not specify which social networking sites would be affected, but both Facebook and Twitter are popular in Iran.

Iranians currently have access to most of the Internet, although authorities block some sites affiliated with the opposition, as well as those that are seen as promoting dissent or considered morally corrupt.

Iran created a government agency last year to oversee Internet usage in the country.

Iran ( Man on Death row - for being a Yari faith follower )

Younes Aghayan on Hunger Strike in Solitary Confinement

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HRANA News Agency – Younes Aghayan, ethnic prisoner sentenced to death who was transferred from Mahabad prison to solitary confinement in Urmia prison on Wednesday, December 26, 2012, is on hunger strike from that day.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Younes Aghayan, a follower of the Yari faith (Ahl-e Haq), ethnic prisoner who is sentenced to death, was transferred from Mahabad prison to solitary confinement in Urmia prison. He is on hunger strike from the day he was transferred to solitary confinement. There is fear of his execution.

Younes Aghayan is a follower of the Yari faith (Ahl-e Haq) from the village of Ooch Tappeh, near Miandoab. In October 2004, police raided Ooch Tappeh village to remove signs with religious writings of Yari faith. When villagers resisted the raid and confronted the police, Younes Aghayan, 21, and another Yari faith follower by the name of Mehdi Ghassemzadeh (Aghayan’s uncle) were arrested. In January 2005, the two men were put on trial by Branch Two of Mahabad Revolutionary Court, and were sentenced to five years in prison on charges of “carrying ammunition and arms,” and to death on charges of “armed resistence against the Islamic Republic of Iran.” After the Supreme Court confirmed the sentences, Mehdi Ghassemzadeh was executed in 2008, and Younes Aghayan has remained on death row inside Orumiyeh Prison since then. Mehdi Ghassemzadeh was executed without the knowledge of his family and his court-appointed lawyer, and according to the source, his body was never returned to his family for burial.

Prison Break ( Cat busted bringing tools into jail- Duct taped to body ) Rio de Janeiro

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RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A cat carrying a saw and a mobile phone was "detained" as it entered a prison gate in northeast Brazil, Brazilian media reported on Saturday.

Prison guards were surprised when they saw a white cat crossing the main gate of the prison, its body wrapped with tape. A closer look showed the feline also carried drills, an earphone, a memory card, batteries and a phone charger.

All 263 detainees in the prison of Arapiraca, a city of 215,000 people in the state of Alagoas, are considered suspect in the plot, which is being investigated by local police.

"It's tough to find out who's responsible for the action as the cat doesn't speak," a prison spokesperson told local paper Estado de S.Paulo.

The cat was taken to an animal disease center to receive medical care.

The incident took place on New Year's day but was first reported by national media on Saturday.

(Reporting by Walter Brandimarte; Editing by Vicki Allen)

Iran ( Two brothers were hanged publicly in western Iran ) At the Local Market ?

Two brothers were hanged publicly in western Iran today

Saturday 5 January 2013

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Iran Human Rights, January 5: Two prisoners were hanged publicly in the town of Shahr-e-Kord (western Iran) early this morning, reported the Iranian state media.
According to the state run news agency Mehrnews the prisoners who were brothers, were convicted of sodomy rape for kidnapping and raping a 17-year-old boy.
None of the prisoners were identified by name and their age is not announced in the report.
The public hanging was carried out at the Bazar (market) crossing of SHahr-e-Kord.

RENO ( Sad News - Body of missing girl found behind snow bank ) Alyssa Byrne UPDATE

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RENO, Nev. (AP) — The search for a missing 19-year-old California woman who disappeared on New Year's Eve at Lake Tahoe ended Friday when her body was found behind a snow bank about a mile from the site of a music festival she attended that night, authorities said.

Alyssa Byrne of Petaluma may have tried to walk three miles in freezing weather to the hotel where she was staying, and became disoriented or lost, Douglas County Undersheriff Paul Howell said. Her body was found along a road.

The cause of death has not yet been determined, but neither foul play nor suicide is suspected, he said.

Howell noted other concertgoers decided to walk back to a hotel in Stateline, a tourist destination on Lake Tahoe's south shore, because there were long lines for shuttle buses.

Nighttime temperatures have plunged to zero in the area in the past week, with daytime highs still well below freezing.

"If exposed to the elements you could succumb to that," Howell told The Associated Press. "We won't speculate on that (hypothermia) as the cause of death, but we're hoping to get an answer from the autopsy."

The autopsy also will determine whether alcohol or drugs were a factor, he said.

Byrne's disappearance prompted a dayslong effort by search and rescue teams, friends and family members who posted fliers and urged anyone with information on her whereabouts to come forward.

Byrne's father, Kevin Byrne, issued a statement Friday thanking those who helped.

"Our entire family is devastated," the statement said. "We were still holding out hope that she would be found safe. We will miss Alyssa and she will be in our hearts forever."

Chanel Kelly, a friend who was on the New Year's Eve trip in Tahoe, told reporters outside the Byrne home in Petaluma that the tragedy is everybody's worst nightmare.

"At the end of the day she's always responsible and safe, but this is one time that she wasn't," Kelly said.

Byrne worked as a hostess at Cattlemens restaurant in Petaluma, about 40 miles north of San Francisco, and was taking classes at Santa Rosa Junior College's Petaluma campus to become a firefighter/paramedic.

TUCSON Az ( Safeway - Man sprayed security with pepper spray ) Took off with booze

TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) -
Deputies are asking for the public's help identifying a man who stole from a Safeway and sprayed an employee with pepper spray.
It happened on New Year's Eve just after 9:15 p.m. at the Safeway near Oracle and Ina.
According to the Pima County sheriff's department, the shoplifter put two vodka gift boxes with vodka and shot glasses, and other bottles of alcohol from a display, into a blue gift bag. After the suspect left the store, the Safeway's loss prevention officer followed him outside.
When the officer demanded he hand over the stolen items, the suspect sprayed him in the eyes with pepper spray.



The suspect was last seen walking towards Beyond Bread. Watch the surveillance video attached to this story to see if you recognize the shoplifter

TUCSON Az ( Woman wins jackpot at casino- Goes to collect and gets deported to mexico ) Without money

 Deported woman can still claim jackpot prize

Posted: Jan 4, 2013 5:07 PM by Lupita Murillo
Updated: Jan 4, 2013 5:18 PM

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TUCSON- A woman who won at the casino ended up losing big time when Border Patrol agents were called and she was deported to Mexico.
Mirna Valenzuela went to claim her $1,200 jack pot on December 2nd at Casino del Sol. She gave the casino an Arizona's driver license.
She was told to come back the next day with her Mexican passport. She did, and she took her daughter with her. After waiting for some time, Border Patrol Agents showed up and took them into custody.
The daughter was eventually released because of the Obama Dream Act, but mom is back in Mexico.
Valenzuela, 43, was a casino club card carrier. She received perks and other benefits for being a regular guest.
Her daughter tells News 4 she had won money in the past, and she'd always given the casino her driver's license as her proof of ID. It's the same driver's license that got her the casino club card.
Zamira Osorio the daughter says, "It's never happened before so we're surprised about the whole situation."
Now, the single mother of four is unable to collect the cash and is in Mexico without her children.
"My family and I feel devastated about it."

Wendell Long is the CEO of Casino Del Sol, he says "We think it's a very unfortunate incident. We hate to see anyone suffer any pain or grief." He adds, "We do not care if they are in the country legally or illegally. That's not what we do. We're here to provide great entertainment."
Long says, "If she had shown us her Mexican passport her valid Mexican passport there wouldn't have been any problem at all."

Osorio admits her mom has been deported in the past. But says she's a good person who came here to give Zamira a better life that was 20 years ago. "I didn't ask to come to this country illegal that's just the way my parents brought me here. It's not something that I chose."
She says she is thankful for the Dream Act because if hadn't been for that she would have been deported as well. "That would have been a very bad situation for my children and brothers and sister."
News 4 contacted the Border Patrol and Pascua Yaqui police.
Border Patrol would only confirm, "Agents determined the mother was previously deported from the U.S. in 2008 for illegal entry. Her prior removal order was reinstated and she was returned to Mexico through the Nogales Port of Entry on Dec. 4."
Pascua Yaqui police referred questions to the Attorney General's office. As of news time that office had not returned calls.