Two Babies Die, 37 Others Sickened by Vaccines in Southern Mexico

MEXICO CITY – Two babies from rural communities died and 37 others were hospitalized in the southern state of Chiapas after having an allergic reaction to vaccinations administered by Mexican Social Security Institute, or IMSS, personnel, state officials said.

“The Chiapas Health Secretariat is treating 37 children in the town of La Pimienta, outside the city of Simojovel, after they experienced allergic reactions to a vaccine supposedly administered by IMSS health personnel,” state health officials said.

A total of “14 children are in serious condition, 22 are stable and one is in critical condition,” the Chiapas Health Secretariat said in a statement.

“Two children age 1 died,” the secretariat said.

Of the 14 babies listed in serious condition, six were transported early Saturday to a medical center in Tuxtla Gutierrez, the capital of Chiapas, the secretariat said.

The IMSS, for its part, said in a statement that 31 children had reactions “presumably association with the administration of these vaccines” on Friday.

Two children died and 29 others remain hospitalized, the IMSS said.

A total of 52 children received the BCG (tuberculosis), rotavirus and hepatitis B vaccines at the hospital in Simojovel as part of the National Vaccination Program, the IMSS said.

Both the Chiapas Health Secretariat and the IMSS are conducting investigations to identify the cause of the allergic reactions that the babies experienced.

The National Human Rights Commission, or CNDH, also said in a statement released Saturday that it was opening an investigation to determine what caused the babies’ deaths.

“Until the investigations are completed, administration of these vaccines has been suspended at the national level as a preventative measure,” the IMSS said.

Two " medicine men killed " of the Colombian Amazon

BOGOTA – Two practitioners of traditional medicine in Embera-Chami, a community in the central Colombian province of Caldas, were murdered, the Organization of Indigenous Peoples of the Colombian Amazon, or Opiac, said on Sunday.

Gustavo Bañol Rodriguez and his son, Edwin Bañol Alvarez, were gunned down on Saturday in a rural area outside Anserma, a city about 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Manizales, the capital of Caldas, the Opiac said in a statement.

Bañol Rodriguez, a practitioner of traditional medicine, and his son, who was learning to be a healer, were returning home after taking part in a ceremony with one of the families in their community.

The victims were the father and brother of Norman David Bañol Alvarez, the governor of San Lorenzo, an Indian reservation that is home to about 11,500 people.

The community has asked officials to step up security in the area and investigate the killings.

Iran - Another mother " arrested for sympathy ", What the heck ?

Posted on: 9th May, 2015

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HRANA News Agency – Neda Mostaghimi was arrested in order to serve her three-years-in prison sentence.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA),  Neda Mostaghimi, a supporter of Madaran-e-Park-e-Laleh (Mothers of Laleh Park), was arrested in her workplace by security forces on Monday, May 4.

It is said that Ms. Mostaghimi’s arrest is because of her three years in prison sentence, which was issued in December 2010.

According to a close source, Ms. Mostaghimi was a supporter of Madaran-e-Park-e-Laleh, and her charges were related to acts in support and sympathy with the families of political prisoners and victims of green movement.

Ms. Mostaghimi has not had any contact to her family yet and her whereabouts is not known.

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Iran - 700 people arrested in city of " Mahabab ", rebellion started

From the beginning of the uprisings in Mahabad, western Iran on Thursday, May 7th, until Friday morning, May 8th, according to reliable sources, 700 people, including many youth have been arrested or summoned for interrogation. 


These arrests or detentions have been conducted by the intelligence and Security ministry, but are administered and directed by top ranking Revolutionary Guards officers. 
Most of the detainees, according to these reports, have been transferred to other cities including Piranshahr and Bukan by the IRGC intelligence department. Many of the detainees were arrested while in hospitals for getting treatment due to the security gunshot wounds. The regime had widely used BB and pellet guns to bring to control the growing uprisings and unrests of Mahabad people.
The uprising in Mahabad started after a young girl died due to fall from the fourth floor of a hotel building she used to work in. the incident happened when an intelligence ministry agent tried to abused this young woman after a collusion with the hotel owner in exchange of giving the hotel a 5-Star rating. 
Angry residents of Mahabad attacked the hotel and burned it down, when they found out about this heinous crime.

Iran - Pictures of Ali Khamenei set on fire "Mahabad ",

The Iranian Resistance calls for solidarity and support of Iranian people with the Kurdish people, especially with the valiant youth of MahabadCall on international bodies to stop the arrests and secure expeditious release of arrestees

NCRI - Continuing with their heroic uprising, the valiant people of Mahabad raided the office of the Iranian regime’s Ministry of Information and Security on Thursday, May 7.

They also set fire to pictures of Ali Khamenei and Khomeini in various areas of the city and clashed with the anti-riot forces. This uprising bagan in protest to the death of Farinaz Khossravani, 26 year old Kurdish woman, who on May 4 jumped off the fourth floor of the hotel where to protect herself against being abused by an intelligence agent.

The demonstration that began on Thursday afternoon, led to extensive clashes between the people and Iran’s elements as the suppressive forces brutally attacked people and fired tear gas and BB bullets injuring dozens. The angry crowd shouted anti-government slogans such as “death to Basij forces” and “death to the dictator” as they clashed with droves of suppressive forces. They also chanted: “My sister Farinaz” There are many postings on the social media titled: “I am Farinaz”

As the clashes escalated, the antihuman clerical regime resorted to extensive suppressive provisions in the city of Mahabad. The number of arrests that until the late hours of Thursday had reached 60 increased and spread in early Friday morning hours. The IRGC forces and the intelligence elements are arresting scores of people in the city or in their raids on houses, transferring the arrestees to Orumiyeh in buses. A number of the arrestees have been transferred to prisons in Miandoab and Naqadeh.

The special anti-riot forces, IRGC forces, Intelligence agents, and Basij forces that droves of whom have been dispatched to Mahabad from Miandoab, Orumiyeh and Naqadeh are keeping a considerable presence in the city and have imposed an undeclared curfew. They prevent any gathering of people, especially in the central areas of Mahabad. All commute to and from Mahabad is also being controlled at the city’s entrance points.

The Iranian Resistance calls for support and solidarity of all Iranians with the Kurdish people against the religious tyranny ruling Iran and emphasizes on the need to help the valiant people and youth of Mahabad. It urges the international human rights bodies to take swift and effective action to force the criminals ruling Iran to stop their suppression and arbitrary arrests in Mahabad and to immediately release all those detained.

Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
May 8, 2015