CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian vigilantes beat two men accused of stealing a motorized rickshaw, stripped them half-naked and hung them by their feet in a crowded bus station in the Nile Delta on Sunday, according to security officials. Both men died.
A witness said some in the crowd of about 3,000 people who watched the lynchings egged them on with chants of "kill them!"
The lynchings came a week after the attorney general's office encouraged civilians to arrest lawbreakers and hand them over to police.
It was one of the most extreme cases of vigilantism in two years of sharp deterioration in security following Egypt's 2011 uprising. The worsening security coupled with a police strike prompted the attorney general's call for citizen arrests last week.
The scene was emblematic of the chaos that is sweeping the country, mired in protests over a range of social, economic and political problems and with security breaking down to frightening proportions.
The state-run newspaper Ahram reported on its website that the two men were dragged in the street after being caught "red-handed" trying to steal a rickshaw. It said they were beaten but alive before they were hung.
Witnesses claimed the men had kidnapped a girl inside the rickshaw, but that she escaped unharmed.
A photographer who witnessed the scene told The Associated Press that some in the crowd of around 3,000 threatened to kill him if he took pictures of the lynching.
Activists: Saudi women arrested at detention protests
By Mohammed Jamjoom, CNN
updated 12:14 PM EST, Sun February 10, 2013
Saudi women protest
Source: CNN
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Activists report arrests of women in Saudi cities
Protesters unhappy with pace of judicial system
Saudi officials have been reluctant to comment
(CNN) -- Dozens of women and at least five children were arrested on Saturday after demonstrations were held in two Saudi cities, Riyadh and Buraida, according to human rights activists. The women were demanding the release of relatives they say have been held for years without access to lawyers or a trial, the activists said.
Mohammed Al-Qahtani, a prominent activist currently on trial in Saudi Arabia on charges that include breaking allegiance to the Saudi king, told CNN the women who were protesting are "female relatives of political prisoners."
"They are asking the authorities to either take these prisoners to court," said Al-Qahtani, "or set them free."
NCRI - The Iranian regime’s Supreme Court last week confirmed the death sentences of two prisoners in Shiraz, southern Iran.
The two prisoners were identified as Mohammad Hadi and Bahram and they are accused of 'waging war on God'.
According to the reports from prisons, the Iranian regime also issued death sentences for five prisoners on Sunday, March 10 in Ahwaz, southwest Iran. The prisoners are identified as: Farzad Hossein, Ibrahim Mokhtari, Fakher Kaabi, Adnan Holafi and Ahmad Kanani.
Regime's Judiciary issued death penalty for seven prisoners in Yazd, central Iran and told them that they will be executed soon.
The Iranian regime had previously hanged 12 other prisoners in the city’s central prison on March 16.
Six of those executed were of Afghan origin, one was from Yasouj Province and two others were from the Kurdish minority.
The Iranian regime’s judiciary also verified the death sentences of six prisoners in the southeastern city of Zahedan’s prison,.
The prisoners were identified as Shir Mohammad Rakhshani, Mohammad Naroui, Elyas Zehoukachi, Khodabakhsh Raili, Ali Rigi and Nour Mohammad Mobaraki.
Mumbai: A 30-year-old married woman was allegedly gang-raped by five persons in her shanty next to railway tracks at Matunga in Central Mumbai, police said today.
Two of the seven persons involved in the rape and attack on her husband last night were known to the couple, they said, adding an FIR was registered at the Dadar Government Railway Police (GRP) station and later transferred to Matunga police station.
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The victim grows vegetables on a small patch of land adjoining the railway tracks at Matunga, police said. According to the woman’s statement, two of the accused, Siddhu (20) and Anup (22), were known to the couple for the past three years.
“On Friday around 11:30 PM, five persons barged into our shanty when we were asleep. They dragged my husband out when Siddhu and Anup started thrashing him while the five others raped me one by one. The entire incident occurred between 11:30 PM to 1:30 AM,” police said quoting the victim’s statement.
An FIR under sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 506 (criminal intimidation), 376 B (gang rape), 377 (unnatural sex), 120 B (criminal conspiracy) and 34 (common intention) was registered against the accused after the couple approached police this morning.
The Colombian army on Friday seized four tons of cocaine, allegedly belonging to the country's largest rebel group FARC, in southwest Colombia.
The approximately four tons of cocaine was seized in the Pacific part of the southwestern Cauca department. Authorities said the clandestine laboratory were the illegal narcotics were found had the capability to house some 70 people. The drugs were to be shipped to Mexico and from there to the United States, the army said.
According to local media, the drug shipment could have been intended for the Mexican Sinaloa cartel, where the Colombian rebels received weapons, ammunition and explosives in exchange for the drug.
The army report said the laboratory served to finance the FARC's 6th, 8th, 29, 30, 60th Fronts and the Urban Manuel Cepeda Vargas Front, which is largely based in Colombia's third largest city, Cali.
"This find is considered one of the hardest blows to the FARC's finances," said the army.
Cauca is one of Colombia's most important coca production and drug trafficking regions.
The shark was shipped from New York to Los Angeles
and placed in an above-ground pool in a Van Nuys backyard, the site of a Kmart
commercial shoot. The American Humane Association, the group responsible for
overseeing the treatment of animals on film and TV sets, said everything was
done to ensure the shark's safety in the 60,000-gallon outdoor tank.
The shark seemed to be in good condition earlier
in the day, but started showing signs of distress, according to Karen Rosa,
AHA's senior adviser for the film and television unit.
"As far as I
know, it was immediately insisted upon that the animal receive specialized
aquatic veterinarian care," Rosa told Reuters.
The shark was given a shot
of adrenaline and oxygen was pumped into the tank before it was transferred to
an aquatic veterinary compound where it died the same day.
"We honestly
don't know why the animal died. It was not being mistreated. It was not being
harmed," Rosa told Reuters.
The AHA has reportedly commissioned a third
party group to help investigate the cause of death.
Animal rights group
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) sent a letter to AHA after it
learned about the shark's death from two on-set whistleblowers.
"Sharks
are sensitive animals who, in captivity, require a highly specialized and
controlled environment," the PETA letter read. "Given the delicate nature of
this species, why would the AHA approve the transport and use of this
animal?"
The concept of the Kmart commercial was not
disclosed.
"We take this matter seriously and safety is always our
paramount concern," a spokesperson for Kmart parent company Sears Holdings said
in a statement. "We have been advised by our agency that the production company
responsible for this shoot worked with professional animal handlers and a
representative of the American Humane Association for the purpose of monitoring
the shark's welfare. We are saddened by this incident."
Committee of Human Rights Reporters – After women’s day was celebrated in the world, there are still a large number of female political prisoners accused of civil, and human rights activism who are serving prison terms behind bars throughout Iran.
During the past months a number of female prisoners were released after serving their sentences. Among the released are Ronak Safarzadeh (Sanandaj prison), Zeinab Bayazidi (Zanjan prison), Fereshteh Shirazi (Amel prison), Nazanin Deyhimi, Negar Haeri, Ladan Mastoufi and Haniyeh Farshi Shotorban (Evin prison).
Following is a list of female prisoners in various prisons throughout the country. This list does not incorporate all female prisoners of conscience.
Evin Prison:
1 – Besmeh Al-Jabouri - Iraqi prisoner, charged with espionage for Iraq, 5-year sentence, has served one and a half years.
2 – Bahare Hedayat - student and women’s rights activist, member of Daftare Tahkime Vehdat (Student Unity), prior arrest in 05 stemming from student and women’s rights activism, arrested during aftermath of the contested 09 presidential elections, 10-year sentence, has served more than 3 years, presently out on medical furlough.
3 – Behnaz Zakeri - Swedish national detained as she entered the country, charged with connections to the Mujahedin political party (MEK), 10-year sentence, has served about 8 months.
4 – Hakimeh Shokri – member of Mourning Mothers, arrested in December 2010 after attending funeral services of Amirashed Tajmir (killed during time of mass protests after the 09 contested presidential elections), 3-year sentence, has served 4 months.
5 - Reyhaneh Haj Ebrahim Dabagh – among the many arrested during time of “Ashoura 88” protests, charged with connections to the Mujahedin political party (MEK), death sentence, later commuted to 15-year sentence, has served over 3 years with no furlough.
6 – Jila Baniyaghoub – journalist and women’s rights activist, one-year prison sentence and 30-year ban on press activities, has served 6 months. Her husband Bahman Ahmadi Amoui is a journalist with a 5-year sentence behind bars in Rajai Shahr prison and presently out on furlough.
7 – Jila Karamzadeh Makvandi - poet and member of Mourning Mothers, arrested after 09 contested presidential elections, 2-year sentence, has served one year with no furlough.
8 – Shabnam Madadzadeh – former student activist, arrested in March 09, charged with connections to Mujahedin political party (MEK), 5-year sentence, has served over 4 years. Her brother Farzad Madadzadeh held in Rajai Shahr prison on same charges.
9 – Shiva Nazarahari – human rights activist, member of CHRR, detained twice after contested 09 presidential elections, 4-year sentence and 74 lashes, has served one and a half years, granted furlough on March 12, 2013.
10 – Sedigheh Moradi – charged with connections to Mujahidin party (MEK), 10-year sentence, has served over a year.
11 – Saghra Gholamnejad – charged with connections to Mujahidin party (MEK), 2-year sentence, has served one year.
12 – Faezeh Hashemi – political activist, 6-month sentence, has served 5 months.
13 – Fariba Kamalabadi – Baha’i citizen, member of 7-person group Yarane Iran, 20-year sentence, has served over 5 years without furlough.
14 – Faran Hesami – Baha’i citizen, 5-year sentence, mother of toddler has served over 8 months. Her husband Kamran Rahimian is spending 5-year sentence behind bars in Rajai Shahr prison.
15 – Kobra Banazadeh Amirkhizi – detained during attempt to visit her son in Iraq, charged with connections to Mujahedin party (MEK), 5-year sentence, has served over 4 years without furlough.
16 – Kefayat Malek Mohammadi – arrested during “Ashura 88” events with her husband, charged with connections to Mujahedin party (MEK), 5-year sentence, has served over 3 years.
17 – Lava Khanjani – Baha’i citizen, 2-year sentence, has served 8 months. Her brother Foad Khanjani is serving 4-year prison sentence in Rajai Shahr prison.
18 – Aliyeh Tabrayiyan – 2-year sentence, has served about 6 months.
19 – Asal Esmailzadeh – Green movement activist, 2-year sentence, has served 2 months, granted furlough on March 14, 2013.
20 – Mahboubeh Karami – member of One Million Signatures Campaign, charged with membership in Human Rights Activists in Iran, 3-year sentence, has served over 2 years.
21 – Mahboubeh Mansouri – charged with connections to Mujahedin party (MEK), 2-year sentence, presently out on furlough.
22 – Maryam Akbari Monfared – arrested during time of “Ashura 88” protests, charged with connections to Mujahedin party (MEK), 15-year sentence, mother of 3 has served 3 years without furlough.
23 – Maryam Jalili – Christian convert charged with changing her religion, 2.5-year sentence, has served about a year.
24 – Motehareh Bahrami – arrested during time of “Ashura 88” protests (along with her husband Mohsen Daneshpour Moghadam, her son Ahmad Daneshpour Moghadam, and 2 friends Reyhaneh Haj Ebrahim Dabagh and Hadi Ghaemi), death sentence, commuted to 10-year sentence, has served over 3 years without furlough despite numerous illnesses.
25 - Mitra Zahmati – Christian convert charged with changing her religion, 2.5-year sentence, has served about a year and half without furlough.
26 – Manijeh Najm Araghi – translator, writer, member of Writers Association of Iran and women’s rights activist, one-year sentence, has served about 10 months.
27 – Manijeh Nasrollahi – Baha’i citizen, 3.5-year sentence, has served over 3 years.
28 – Mahsa Amrabadi – journalist, 2-year prison sentence, has served over a year. Her husband journalist Masoud Bastani serving sentence at Rajai Shahr prison and is presently out on furlough.
29 – Mahvash Shahriari – Baha’i citizen, member of 7-person group Yarane Iran, 20-year sentence, has served over 5 years without furlough.
30 – Nasrin Sotoudeh – lawyer and human rights activist, 6-year sentence, has served about 2.5 years. Mother of 2 has launched 4 hunger strikes behind bars in protest of the unlawful treatment of herself and her family members.
31 – Nasim Soltan Beygi – journalist and former student activist, 3-year sentence, has served about 7 months.
32 – Nooshin Khadam – Baha’i citizen, professor at BIHE (a Baha’i online university), 4-year sentence, has served over 1.5 years.
33 – Haniyeh Sanae Farshi – political activist charged with “insulting the holy”, “propaganda against the regime”, “acting against national security,” 7-year sentence commuted to 5-years, has served more than 2.5 years with no furlough.
Kermanshah prison:
34 – Zeynab Jalalian – Kurdish citizen, member of the PKK, arrested in Kermanshah in 08 and transferred to Sanandaj prison, endured severe torture in long periods of solitary confinement, charged with “moharebeh” (enmity with God), death sentence later commuted to life in prison, has served her time in Kermanshah prison without any furlough.
Ahvaz prison:
35 – Fatemeh Rahnama – arrested during time of “Ashura 88” protests, close to Zahra Rahnavard, jailed at age 19 on charge of “connections with MEK,” now handed a 10-year sentence on same charge, serving her sentence in Ahvaz prison.
Gharchak & Ramin prison:
36 – Raheleh Zakayee – lesser-known prisoner, charged with “propaganda against the regime,” one-year sentence, was recently transferred from Evin to Gharchak & Ramin prison without explanation.
Semnan prison:
37 – Taraneh Tarabi – Baha’i citizen, charged with following Baha’i faith, 2.5-year sentence, has served 5 months. In October 2012 she was transferred to Semnan prison with her newborn despite the fact that the conditions in this prison are not at all suitable for a baby.
38 – Zohreh Nikaeen – Baha’i citizen, charged with following Baha’i faith, 23-month sentence, has served 5 months. In October 2012 she was transferred to Semnan prison with her toddler despite the fact that the conditions in this prison are not at all suitable for a toddler.
39 – Rofia Beydaghi – Baha’i citizen, charged with following the Baha’i faith, one-year sentence. The father of this prisoner is also behind bars in Semnan prison.
40 – Jinous Nourani – Baha’i citizen, charged with following the Baha’i faith, one-year sentence.
Mashhad prison:
41 – Rozita Vaseghi – Baha’i citizen, charged with “advertising the Baha’i faith” and “insulting the holy”, 5-year sentence. Despite spending half her sentence behind bars with 6 months in solitary, she has not been granted any furlough.
42 – Sima Ashrafi – Baha’i citizen, charged with “propaganda against the regime,” and “insulting the holy,” 5-year sentence, served 2.5 years. The mother of two has not been granted her right to furlough despite having spent over half her term behind bars.
43 – Nahid Ghadiri – Baha’i citizen from Mashhad, charged with “advertising the Baha’i faith,” 5-year sentence, has served 2 years 6 months, in poor health.
House Arrest:
44 – Zahra Rahnavard – Put under house arrest with her husband Mir Hossein Mousavi since February 15, 2011. She has not been tried in any court or handed any sentencing. She is deprived of all her rights as a prisoner and has had very rare supervised visitations with family.
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian vigilantes beat two men accused of stealing a motorized rickshaw, stripped them half-naked and hung them by their feet in a crowded bus station in 
