Chinese Woman Downs a Bottle of Cognac She Couldn't Carry on the Flight

BEIJING - A Chinese passenger at Beijing airport's security check-in downed an entire bottle of cognac when she was not allowed to board her flight with the bottle in her hand luggage on Aug. 21.

Zhao, 40, did not want to hand over the $200 bottle of French Rémy Martin cognac - which she apparently bought at a U.S. airport - to the security officials and instead polished it off, Beijing Times newspaper reported Tuesday.

A few minutes later, airport personnel found her lying on the floor, crying and shouting.

"She was so drunk she couldn't even stand up herself. We took her to a room in a wheelchair so she could rest," said an officer who attended to her.

The captain of the flight, which she was supposed to board between Beijing and Wenzhou, refused to allow her on board, fearing she will pose a security risk to other passengers in her inebriated condition.

The woman recovered hours later, thanked the officers who attended to her and contacted her relatives, who took her home. 

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Iran - Student in prison with no trial or charges ( 9 months ) ?

Amir Amirgholi in the 9th Month of Detention with no Trial

Posted on: 21st August, 2015

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HRANA News Agency – Amir Amirgholi, political prisoner in ward 8 of Evin prison is spending his 8th month of detention with no trial, neither any changes have been considered about his detention order.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Ali (Amir) Amirgholi political prisoner in ward 8 of Evin prison, after eight months of detention has not been tried yet.

This former student activist was supposed to have a trial in Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, on 23rd May, which was not held due to his transfer, and the new trial date has not been announced yet, by judge Salvati.

Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court and earlier Branch 6 of Evin, despite the peaceful nature of Amirgholi’s activities, has kept him in an uncertainty.

Amir Amirqholi, former student activist was arrested on 1stDecember last year and was held in solitary confinement for about two months in ward 209 of Evin prison under interrogation and after his interrogations he was transferred to ward 8 in Evin prison.

He was charged with gathering and collusion against the national security, propaganda against the regime, blasphemy and insulting the leadership, by Naseri in Branch 6 of persecution, in Evin.

According to one of his relatives; “Allegation of collusion and propaganda against the regime are because of his participation in a gathering to support Kobani, and blasphemy and insulting the leadership allegations are because of what he had posted on his personal Facebook page.”

Amir Amirgholi was arrested earlier in September 2008 because of his political and student activities, and was subsequently expelled from the university.

Iran - Banned female lawyer Summoned to the Court

Posted on: 22nd August, 2015

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HRANA News Agency – Nasrin Sotoudeh, jurist, charted solicitor and member of the Association of Human Rights Defenders, was summoned to the Court, Branch 2 in Evin.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Nasrin Sotoudeh, with announcing this news, said: “Last Sunday, I was notified by a judicial letter from court that was precisely the same as when a court summons a charged person, just it was not titled as “Summons Letter”.”
She continued: “Presenting some explanation about the allegations in the case, was mentioned as the reason for this summon, and evocative branch, is the second Branch of the Evin Court, which is formed adjacent to the Evin prison.”

She also added: “It was also mentioned that in accordance with the provisions I can have a solicitor with me. I’m not going to put my colleagues in danger, because lawyers are going through difficult days in Iran, but I wish this right to be respected as well for all citizens who do not have legal information.”

Nasrin Sotoudeh, at the end, added: “As always such news can trigger concerns, I had no hurry to announce that news, I just want to say to my friends who are concerned, do not worry, I am a lawyer and I do know how to defend myself.”

It should be noted, Mrs. Sotoudeh, had been sentenced to six years imprisonment, earlier in 2010, for her peaceful and human rights supporting activities, and was sentenced to 10-year ban from practicing law, She was held in prison from 4thSeptember 2010 till 18th September 2013 on charge of “Acting against national security”, in Evin prison and after being released, according to Lawyers Disciplinary Court order, her attorney license was cancelled from October 2014, for 3 years.

Nasrin Sotoudeh Langroodi (born 1963) is a jurist, lawyer and social activist, a member of the Association of Defenders of Human Rights, the campaign to change discriminatory laws against women, Association of Supporting Children, and solicitor of many cases of human rights activists, women’s rights activists, victims of child abuse and the children at risk of execution. She praised the 2009 Human Rights Award by “International human rights organization”.

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Nelson Mandela’s Grandson Remains in Custody for Rape Charges

JOHANNESBURG – One of the grandchildren of late South African President Nelson Mandela has been held in custody for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl in a public restroom in Johannesburg in early August, according to press reports on Friday.

In accordance with South African law, the name of Mandela’s 24-year-old grandson will not be made public until charges are officially announced, though he will be kept behind bars at least until Tuesday, when the judge will rule on possibly setting bail.

The defendant was arrested last weekend after the teenage victim filed a complaint, and he has been in prison ever since.

On Friday, he pleaded before a judge at the Magistrates Court of Johannesburg to be released on bail, but the judge postponed the decision until next week.

According to the young man’s lawyer, the defendant never coerced the victim, adding that even a statutory rape charge would be tenuous, as she told him on several occasions that she was 16 years old, the age of consent in South Africa.