TIJUANA BC ( The body of a naked man was found - Cartel violence )

Friday, June 21, 2013 |






TIJUANA BC. - The body of a man, naked and with both hands cut off, was found on a ramp near the baseball stadium in the Cerro Colorado delegation.

Municipal Police Officers said the finding came after 17:00 hours, the body of a man estimated to be between 30 and 35 years old, the body was on the ramp up to the fractionation of San Carlos.
The victim was stripped of his clothes and was tied hand and foot, but with amputated hands.


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Iran News ( U.S has lifted some sanctions for - Private sector technology companies - Human Rights Bloggers )

The US Treasury Department issued a general license on May 30, 2013, “authorizing the exportation to Iran of certain services, software, and hardware incident to personal communications.” (Photo: The Treasury Annex, credit LobeLob/AgnosticPreachersKid cc)

Legal Payment Channels Still Needed
(June 3, 2013) Private sector technology companies should take immediate steps in facilitating and ensuring the availability of personal communications items to Iranians following the US administration’s issuance of a general export license for such items, the Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today.
In addition, the Obama administration should address the need for proper financial channels for Iranians to access these personal communications tools, since current banking and financial sanctions make such fee-based transactions almost impossible for the Iranian people.
“We are very pleased that the Obama administration and the Treasury Department have followed our recommendations in issuing this general license. It is a critical step in providing Iranian citizens with safe and secure access to communications tools, enhancing their freedom of expression and access to information, which the Iranian government is trying to deny them at every turn,” said Hadi Ghaemi, the Campaign’s executive director.
Though it is now legal to export the communications tools and services to Iran, the current comprehensive banking and financial sanctions deny Iranian citizens a financial channel to purchase the fee-based services and consumer items listed in this general license.
The Campaign calls on the US to immediately select a European bank, trained, officially authorized, and supervised by the US Treasury Department, to handle all such transactions, as well as all humanitarian transactions of goods and services.
“This is an important achievement for human rights, Internet, and media freedom advocates. This positive action by the US should be complemented with legal financial channels for such transactions,” Ali Akbar Mousavi, former member of the Iranian Parliament (2000-2004) and an information communications technologies expert, told the Campaign.
For the past three years, the Campaign has been leading a comprehensive advocacy program to ensure Iranians have the ability to use modern technology and safe communications tools and can access the Internet, in order to confront their government’s ever growing digital censorship and restrictions.
As part of these advocacy efforts, on December 6, 2012, in a letter to the Obama administration, the Campaign called for a lifting of sanctions on personal communications tools, which was realized through the general license issued by the US Treasury Department on May 30. The letter was endorsed by Human Rights Watch, the Committee to Protect Journalists, the National Iranian American Council, United for Iran, and the Center for Democracy & Technology.
The general license lifts sanctions on personal communications tools such as mobile phones, PDAs, SIM cards, modems, routers, laptops, tablets, and personal computing devices, amongst other related software and hardware. Private sector companies may now legally export personal communications tools and services to Iranians.
“These actions taken by the United States recognize that access to information and freedom of expression should not be hindered by international politics,” Collin Anderson, an independent Internet security expert, told the Campaign.
“These changes reflect the strength of cooperation between civil society organizations on the pressing matters facing human rights in Iran, as well as the constructive role that governments can play in this dialogue. Now that the Obama Administration has done its part, the responsibility is on companies to ensure that they do their part to protect the free flow of communications to Iran,” he added.
The Campaign welcomes the Obama administration’s positive step towards facilitating access to information in Iran, and calls on the administration to follow through with legal financial channels for Iranians to access the communications tools.

BOGOTA Colombia ( DEA Agent Murdered During Robbery in Colombia )

BOGOTA – A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent was murdered in Bogota during a robbery attempt that occurred as he was riding in a taxi, Colombian officials said Friday.

The DEA agent was killed Thursday night in Parque de la 93, a popular nightlife and restaurant district in the Colombian capital.

The agent was fatally stabbed as he got into a taxi after watching Game 7 of the NBA Finals on television at a restaurant.

U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Peter Michael McKinley confirmed Friday that the DEA agent died, but he did not identify the victim.

Media reports, however, identified the slain DEA agent as James Perry Watson.

“What has been established in the past few hours working hand in hand with the police and the community in Parque de la 93 is that everything points to a robbery that ended in tragedy,” the ambassador told RCN radio.

The victim was a “DEA official” who went to eat at a restaurant with friends to watch the basketball game and took a taxi when he left the establishment, McKinley said.

“Everything points to a criminal robbery that had nothing to do with the official’s job,” the ambassador said. EFE

France ( 52-year-old mother tried to "Dress like daughter " and take her English exam ) Arrested on class break

A 52-year-old mother who 'dressed like a teenager' to sit her daughter's end of term English exam has been arrested in France.
The middle-aged woman wore low-waisted skinny jeans and Converse shoes to sit the English language baccalaureate in Paris.
But a sharp-eyed invigilator who had seen the 19-year-old daughter taking her philosophy paper a week earlier realised the woman was an imposter and called police.

Dressed in casual clothes: A 52-year-old mother who 'dressed like a teenager' to sit her daughter's end of term English exam has been arrested in France. (Stock image, posed by model)

She was arrested when the exam ended so as not to disturb other students taking the paper this week, a Paris police spokesman said.
He added: 'The mother was dressed in the casual clothes a typical teenager would wear.

India ( Elephant that been lying injured and battling for its life -Needs help ) Sad

By Shormistha Mukherjee

This is Mumbai.
About 20 million people live here.
So this morning, when we go to see the elephant that been lying injured and battling for its life for over four days, we’re expecting at least twenty people.

Bijlee the elephant lying helpless in Mulund.

Nada.
There are four people there.
This elephant’s been made to beg, entertain, walk to weddings for over 50 years.
This elephant is beautiful. And in so much pain.
She’s been abused and overworked. She’s got wounds on her legs, and maggots eating into those wounds. Her eyes are closed. She eats when the pain isn’t too much. And she keeps trying to get up, but just can’t.
This elephant will die. And not just because her owners didn’t care. But because we didn’t care.
So what can you do:
Animals Matter To Me, an NGO that works for animals, has written consent from the owners, stating that the elephant will now be under the care of AMTM for the next 4 months.
But ATMM needs the following things:
1. A vet with knowledge of treating injured elephants. From any part of the country. A contact number, a lead or any information would help.
2. Someone who can help transport Bijlee to the Animal Hospital in Parel. A crane has been coming in every day. But she’s too weak to stand, and the ropes are not being able to hold her up. A specialized crew who has some idea of transporting large animals would help. Again, any information, any leads would help.
3. Volunteers. Today there were 5 people there. And they need help, to run around, to put pressure on the system, to mobilize support, to organize food, to find vets…you get the drift. Please come. If we have 50,000 people there, we can create a noise and put pressure on the system. Hopefully, some politician or even the state government will come forward.
4. Donate: Generously. Bijlee needs food and medicines. Every little bit you can contribute will help save this magnificent creature. And I believe you get a tax exemption. Even more reason to donate.
It’s raining. They are trying to build a shed. In the meantime she’s covered with black tarpaulin, so her wounds don’t get worse.
If she dies, shame on every one of us. If we can’t save one elephant, how will we save our city, our forests, our rivers, our mountains.
Please help.
Mail at ganesh@amtmindia.org

Iran ( One prisoner was hanged in Karaj (west of Tehran)

 

Wednesday 19 June 2013

[English] [فارسى]

Iran Human Rights, June 19: One prisoner was hanged in the Rajai Shahr Prison of Karaj reported the Iranian daily newspaper Javan.
According to the report the prisoner who was identified as "Majid" was convicted of shooting to death another man on August 6 2006 in Tehran.
Iran Human Rights’ sources reported that the prisoner who was hanged in Rajai Shahr Prison yesterday morning was "Seyed Majid Afzali" about 36 years of age from ward 6 of Rajai Shahr Prison.
According to Javan, three other death row prisoners who were convicted of murder and scheduled to be executed yesterday, were pardoned by the families of the offended. According to the Iranian Islamic Penal Code murder is sentenced by retribution and the family of the offended can ask for blood money or pardon the offender.

New Delhi ( A woman allegedly drowned both her children and then hung herself )

New Delhi: A woman allegedly drowned both her children and then hung herself at her home here, police said Wednesday. No suicide note was found.
Sarita, 30, first drowned her six-year-old daughter Parihar in a washing machine tub and then drowned her 11-month-old son Rudrakhsa in a water bucket, before hanging herself from the ceiling fan on the first floor of their two-storey house in east Delhi’s Mandawali area, said a police officer.
Her elderly mother-in-law was on the ground floor at that time, police said.
Sarita was depressed due to a family dispute. She had a heated argument late Tuesday with his husband Devendra Yadav, who works in a export house at Patparganj.
Her husband discovered the bodies. He was questioned, said police.

Image from IBNLive.

They got married in 2005. Rudraksha’s birthday was in this week and he was going to complete the age of one year, a neighbour said.
“Today (Wednesday) Devendra Yadav went his office without the breakfast. In the noon, Sarita called Devendra and said that she is going to kill herself,” said the officer.
On returning from office, Yadav found the door of the house bolted from inside. When no one answered the door despite repeated knocks, he broke in and found the three bodies.
“It appears like suicide as the door was locked from inside but we are looking at all the angles,” the officer said.