Journalist Reported Missing in Northwestern Mexico

CULIACAN, Mexico – The editor of the Nueva Prensa political magazine based in Ahome, a city in the northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa, has disappeared, his family said.

Jesus Antonio Gamboa Urias disappeared on Friday night from a business owned by one of his brothers and his whereabouts is unknown.

His relatives reported the journalist’s disappearance to the prosecutor’s office in Ahome.

The 39-year-old Gamboa never returned home, has failed to answer his cell phone and has not been seen, his brothers said.

“We searched for him in the places that he more or less frequents and nothing ... we searched for him with the police (on Sunday) in different places and we are desperate and without news,” Gamboa’s family told prosecutors.

“The last time we saw him was Friday around midnight at his brother’s business. He was there a good while, left and we never heard from him again,” a friend of the journalist told Efe.

The Sinaloa state legislature scrapped a law in August limiting press coverage of crime that was opposed by the media and human rights groups.

Sinaloa is home to the powerful drug cartel that bears the state’s name.

The Sinaloa cartel, sometimes referred to by Mexican officials as the Pacific cartel, is a transnational business empire that operates in the United States, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Latin America and Asia, intelligence agencies say.

Joaquin “El Chapo” (Shorty) Guzman, the cartel’s leader, was captured on Feb. 22 by marines at the Miramar condominium in Mazatlan.

Guzman, the world’s most notorious and powerful drug lord, was captured without any shots being fired.

Iran ( Two women on " hunger strike " )

Atena Farghdani and Ghoncheh Ghavami on ‘dry’ hunger strike

Posted on: 14th October, 2014

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HRANA News Agency – Atena Farghdani and Ghoncheh Ghavami, who are in the same cell at ward 2A, went on ‘dry’ hunger strike from day ten of their hunger strike.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Atena Farghdani and Ghoncheh Ghavami, who are held in the same cell at ward 2A of Revolutionary Guard in Evin prison, are on hunger strike since about 11 days ago and since October 11th are on ‘dry’ hunger strike.

Atena Farghdani, painter artist and children’s rights activist, was arrested in early September this year and no exact information regarding the charges against her has been obtained yet.

Ghoncheh Ghavami, a British-Iranian citizen, who had gone to watch a volleyball match in Azadi Stadium on 20th June this year was arrested and then released hours later.

A few days later, she went to get her personal belongings; she was arrested again and since 105 days ago she has been detained.

It should be noted that during ‘dry’ hunger strike, the striker avoids to drink water and other liquids, too.

Iran ( “Masoumeh Zia” and “Maliheh Biganian” released from prison )

Posted on: 13th October, 2014 

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HRANA News Agency – On Sunday afternoon, October 12th, “Masoumeh Zia” and “Maliheh Biganian” were released from Evin Prison on bail.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), from the four followers of the “Erfan-e-Halghe” transferred to Evin Prison, “Masoumeh Zia” and “Maliheh Biganian” were released on bail. “Narges Farhadi” who refused to provide the bail remained in prison.
There is no information about “Iraj Amidi” yet.
A well informed source told HRANA reporter: “interrogations were extremely violent and those arrested has been threatened. All three detainees have been on hunger strike within the past couple of days in protest to violent interrogations and also the imprisonment of Mohammad Ali Taheri. “Narges Farhadi” is still in prison and will continue the hunger strike.”

Iran ( Nahid Gorji has been arrested in Mashhad )

Posted on: 14th October, 2014 

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HRANA News Agency – Two nights ago, Nahid Giji, resident of Mashhad was arrested by security forces for being active in social media. She has been transferred to an unknown location.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the security forces went to Nahid Gorji’s house on Saturday, October 11 and after arresting her, investigated the house.
A close source to her told HRANA’s reporter, “The security forces entered the house after midnight in a very harsh manner and arrested Ms Nahid Gorji. After taking her away, again entered the house and took some of her personal stuff like personal computer, cell phone and even her camera”.
He continued, “She has been taken to Koohsangi court on Sunday morning, but there is no information about the allegations or charges”.
Close sources to Ms. Nahid Gorji believe activities in social media like Facebook, Viber and Whatsapp is the reason of her arrest.

Women harassers face SR500,000 fine, 5 years in prison

Harassers may face up to five years in prison and incur a SR500,000 fine under a new draft law that is currently being studied by the Shoura Council’s Social Affairs Committee.
The move comes in the wake of increasing cases of harassment against women at workplaces, streets and malls.
The draft law proposes that anyone found guilty of making sexual advances be punished according to its articles. However, it pointed out that specialized courts would have the right to issue alternative forms of punishment. 
The law considers harassment a crime since it violates an individual’s honor. The law also covers individuals and groups involved in the crime. 
“The law aims at protecting honor and prestige and preventing all types of harassment,” a Shoura official said.
Badr Almotawa, a political analyst, emphasized the significance of the law, saying it would serve as a deterrent for sexual perverts.
However, he pointed out that harassment cases in the Kingdom are fewer compared to Western countries, where one case is reported per minute on average. He attributed this to people’s adherence to Islamic values. 
He said the establishment of women-only work places and institutions is one solution for preventing harassment and cited the Kingdom Tower, of which the third floor is women-only, and Princess Nora University as good examples.
Almotawa also stressed the need to punish anyone found guilty of drunk driving.
“These people, who endanger their own lives and those of their families and road users, deserve tough punishment. They have caused many road crashes in Riyadh, Jeddah and other parts of the country, killing innocent people,” he said.

Most U.S. Nurses Feel Unprepared to Treat Ebola

WASHINGTON – At least three out of every four nurses in the United States feel unprepared to adequately treat patients with Ebola, according to a survey released on Monday.

The survey, taken from a sample of 2,000 nurses belonging to National Nurses United, the largest association of professionals in the sector in the United States, found that 85 percent of respondents said their hospitals have not provided them with sufficient information to identify and interact with patients showing Ebola symptoms.

The first case of someone being infected inside the United States was a 26-year-old nurse, Nina Pham, who attended Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person diagnosed with Ebola and who died last Wednesday.

According to the study, 75 percent of nurses said their hospitals have not informed them about the existence of any specific policy dealing with the admission of patients infected with the virus.

At the same time, 36 percent said there are not enough impermeable hazmat suits of the kind required for medical personnel who come in contact with Ebola patients.

After her infection was confirmed this Sunday, nurse Pham continues in isolation and is "clinically stable," the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Thomas Frieden, told a press conference.

Frieden said the United States should "rethink" the way it handles the control of Ebola inside the country, since Pham's infection is "unacceptable."

German Student Wounded at Police Checkpoint in Southern Mexico

MEXICO CITY – A German citizen was wounded in a shooting at a police checkpoint in Guerrero, a state in southern Mexico, following an operation targeting kidnappers in the area, officials said Monday.

The officers who fired at the vehicle carrying the German when it refused to stop at the checkpoint were arrested and an investigation is being conducted, the Guerrero Attorney General’s Office said.

Guerrero has been in the public spotlight since Sept. 26, when six people were killed, 25 wounded and 43 others disappeared in the city of Iguala in incidents apparently involving municipal police officers and members of an organized crime group.

A special tactical team launched an operation Sunday on a highway near Chilpancingo, the capital of Guerrero, that left an officer wounded, officials said, adding that the kidnappers got away.

The officer died a short time later at a hospital, the AG’s office said.

Police set up checkpoints and ordered an SUV to stop, but the driver disobeyed the order.

“Based on the fact that a sound similar to a blast was heard immediately after that, some of the officers in question discharged their firearms, wounding one of the passengers,” the AG’s office said.

The unidentified student was treated at a private hospital and later transported to a Mexico City hospital in stable condition.

The officers involved in the shooting were arrested and their firearms seized so ballistics tests can be conducted, the AG’s office said.

Between 15 and 20 officers were involved in the incident, Guerrero Deputy Attorney General Victor Leon Maldonado said.

Investigators are taking statements from the officers to determine whether there is “criminal responsibility,” the deputy AG said.

About three or four shots were fired at the vehicle, which was carrying a group of students from Acapulco to Mexico City, Maldonado said.

Investigators are trying to determine if the officers followed the proper protocols for dealing with vehicles at checkpoints, Maldonado said.

The Monterrey Institute of Technology said in a Twitter post that the wounded student is enrolled in one of its programs and is in stable condition.