Iran NEWS ( Political prisoner Arash Sadeghi has been on hunger strike )

 Arash Sadeghi’s hunger strike continues

Posted on: 9th June

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Arash Sadeghi is an Iranian student activist.

HRANA News Agency – Political prisoner Arash Sadeghi has been on hunger strike since June 1, 2013. Locked up in Ward 209 of Evin Prison, Sadeghi went on hunger strike after being beaten by prison guards.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Sadeghi is a student activist expelled from Allameh Tabatabai University (ATU) in Tehran. He has been behind bars since Jan. 15, 2012.
Sadeghi, who was a member of Mir Hussein Mousavi’s presidential election campaign, was first arrested on July 9, 2009. After spending 53 days in prison, Sadeghi was released on bail. On Dec. 27, 2009, he was arrested again while attending demonstrations to protest the election results and subsequently released in March 2010.
On July 9, 2009, when security agents raided Sadeghi’s house to arrest him, his mother suffered a heart attack and passed away.

Mexico Sinaloa ( Young man shot and killed after vehicle chase )

 A man was shot after a vehicle chase "car to car" starting at Kumate Jesus Calzada, in the vicinity of the premises of the cattle fair.



During the flight the deceased lost control of his car and crashed into a pole. The attackers exited their car and approached the victim and shot and killed him.

The victim Jesus Abraham Sanchez Romero, was 26 years of age and lived in Colonia Diaz Ordaz. The victim drove a gray Jeep Cherokee with registration of Sinaloa.Los VMC-6728 events occurred on the stroke of half past three in the morning on Sunday.


The first reports of the investigative police established that the deceased was traveling southbound on carriageway of Jesus Kumate, better known as Road to Eldorado.

It was at a time when suspects from another driving unit fired several times at Jesus Abraham. He managed to dodge the bullets but lost control and crashed into a wooden post on the CFE.

The gunmen take advantage and shoot  Sánchez Romero at close range while he was getting out of the jeep.

Witnesses held by the prosecutor's office indicated that the perpetrators fled towards Eldorado.

Emergency services rushed to the scene and confirmed the death of Abraham Sanchez  .

Rio De Janeiro ( Actress and Singer mugged- They took her phone, sneakers,and cash)

RIO DE JANEIRO – Chilean actress and singer Luciana Echeverria was mugged while strolling through a tourist district in Rio de Janeiro, but Brazilian police recovered her belongings within a few minutes, officials said Sunday.

The 21-year-old star of the Chilean telenovela “Corazon Rebelde” was accosted by three men, one of whom was armed with a knife, as she strolled on Saturday night in Copacabana beach, Brazil’s best known beach.

The muggers took Echeverria’s camera, cell phone, cash and sneakers.

The actress flagged down some police officers, who managed to catch one of the muggers a few minutes later and recover all of her stolen property.

Echeverria became famous as a child star on the “Karku” television series.

“In less than five minutes, the police had captured this guy,” Echeverria told Globo News.

The actress has also been a vocalist with Six Pack and CRZ La Banda

Mexico City ( Nude Cyclists Hit the Streets in Mexico City to Protest Fossil Fuels )

MEXICO CITY – Several hundred nude cyclists took to the streets of Mexico City this weekend to protest excessive use of fossil fuels and call for expanded use of bicycles for transportation.

The cyclists hit the capital’s streets Saturday for World Naked Bike Ride.

The event, which started in Vancouver, Canada, in 2004, has been observed in Mexico since 2006.

Riders wanted to draw attention to the use of fossil fuels, demand respect for cyclists and pedestrians, promote the use of human power and promote individuality, organizers said.

Cyclists rode down the iconic Paseo de la Reforma and then headed down other avenues past the Zocalo, Mexico City’s main plaza, to Plaza Rio de Janeiro.

“Participants organized themselves to protest and raise awareness, promoting the use of the bicycle as a sustainable mode of transportation,” organizers said in a statement.

A similar protest took place in Guadalajara, the capital of the western state of Jalisco, while a naked ride is scheduled for next weekend in Puebla.

MEXICO Mazatlan ( 4 men found dead in the middle of the highway - Gun violence)

 On Saturday morning around 07:15 hours it was reported that on the Mexico-Acapulco federal highway between the towns of Petaquillas and Mazatlan belonging to this town, right at the entrance to the dustbin of Mazatlan community, there were four bodies of male persons.
 The bodies were   removed by officials and taken to the morgue in the capital. Authorities said the four were killed then placed on the ground, there were at least 11 shell casings from a 9mm found on the ground.
Elements of the Municipal Police were announced this morning, on the edge of 0700, received a distress call to 066, From someone saying that on the north-south rail right side of the road, bodies were pulled out of a red SUV Ford Escape.
The first victim had been upside down, and had on a Pumas team sports shirt, blue plaid bermuda, was barefoot and was of an age between 20 and 25 years.
 The second person was wearing a white shirt with blue plaid, navy blue pants, black belt and shoes loafers black color type, about 55 years old.
 The third was face down, wearing a navy blue Polo style shirt, blue jeans and white tennis gray, aged between 25 and 30.
 The fourth person had his face covered with a gray polo shirt, wearing blue trousers, brown belt and shoes loafer type, with navy blue socks, about 35 years old.
Near the bodies, the officers found an SUV Escape, license plates MCC 4102, the State of Mexico, with the keys. In the van they found the car was insured on behalf of Jose Javier Santos Ramirez, a resident of apple Xochipilo closed 4 of the Colonia Cuauhtémoc, in Ecatepec, Mexico State.
When checking under the hood of the van they found clothing for a lady and child, so it is presumed they are missing. Authorities have no clues on their whereabouts at this time.
The prosecutor is seeking information on the suspects, the bodies of the deceased were taken to the morgue facilities and remain there as unidentified.

JAPAN ( Osaka cop arrested for assaulting police sergeant girlfriend )

Osaka cop arrested for assaulting police sergeant girlfriend

CrimeJun. 09, 2013 - 06:47AM JST( 11 )

OSAKA —

A 28-year-old police officer in Osaka has been arrested for assaulting a police sergeant whom he was dating.
The officer, who has been named as Akira Inoue, is accused of smashing the woman’s head into a wall and kicking her on the evening of May 16, NTV reported Saturday.
According to police, Inoue has confessed to the assault.

Mexico Culiacan ( Sunday morning violence in mexico - Another young man found Dead )

CULIACÁN. - Gagged and with bullet wounds in the head the victim was found Sunday morning lying on a road linking Upper Valley fractionation with the town of Bellavista



The Victim was shackled hand and foot, and his face was covered with duct tape "cinnamon". No identification what so ever in his clothes. He's in his 30 years, fair complexion swarthy.

The discovery of the body was around seven o'clock on Sunday. Police authorities were alerted about a person lying on the side of the dirt road, north of the Valle Alto subdivision.