Monday, December 20, 2010
A new report by Human Rights Watch has slammed Israel's treatment of Palestinian communities in the West Bank.
It says Israel is using a two-tier system to promote illegal settlements, while deliberately stifling Palestinian development.
Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh filed this report from the community of Jubb Al-Dib, near Bethlehem, which has had first-hand experience.
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Japan slams Iran bombings
On December 15, a terrorist attack took place at the Imam Hussein mosque in Chabahar in Sistan-Baluchestan Province where people were commemorating the martyrdom of the third Shia Imam, Hussein (PBUH).
At least 38 mourners were killed and more than 89 others including women and children were injured.
“Japan expresses its deepest regret over this terrorist attack,” the Japanese Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday.
“Japan strongly condemns such terrorist attacks and does not consider it acceptable,” the statement read.
We strongly condemn terrorism in every form and with every objective, the Foreign Ministry said, adding that nothing can justify terrorists.
The terrorist group Jundallah has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The Pakistan-based group has carried out numerous bombings, assassination attempts, and terrorist attacks in Iran.
Its leader Abdolmalek Rigi was arrested by Iranian intelligence forces in February 2010 and executed in June for 79 counts of crime, including armed robbery, bombing operations and armed attacks on police and civilians.
Rigi stated in his confessions that he had dealings with the US government and was promised unlimited funds and resources for “waging an insurgency” in Iran.
Iran says the perpetrators behind the Chabahar terrorist attack were trained and equipped by foreign elements beyond the country's eastern borders in Pakistan.
Source : http://presstv.com/detail/156373.html
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At least 38 mourners were killed and more than 89 others including women and children were injured.
“Japan expresses its deepest regret over this terrorist attack,” the Japanese Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday.
“Japan strongly condemns such terrorist attacks and does not consider it acceptable,” the statement read.
We strongly condemn terrorism in every form and with every objective, the Foreign Ministry said, adding that nothing can justify terrorists.
The terrorist group Jundallah has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The Pakistan-based group has carried out numerous bombings, assassination attempts, and terrorist attacks in Iran.
Its leader Abdolmalek Rigi was arrested by Iranian intelligence forces in February 2010 and executed in June for 79 counts of crime, including armed robbery, bombing operations and armed attacks on police and civilians.
Rigi stated in his confessions that he had dealings with the US government and was promised unlimited funds and resources for “waging an insurgency” in Iran.
Iran says the perpetrators behind the Chabahar terrorist attack were trained and equipped by foreign elements beyond the country's eastern borders in Pakistan.
Source : http://presstv.com/detail/156373.html
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Iraq: Hundreds await execution in Iraqi prisons
Baghdad, 13 Dec. (AKI) - In Iraq, 835 people are awaiting execution on death row, Iraqi interior minister Jawad al-Bolani said on Monday.
Speaking at a press conference on anti-terrorism measures, Bolani said that Iraqi courts have sentenced 14,500 people accused of terror crimes. Those who aren't sentenced to die have been given life sentences, he said.
"The government is trying to serve justice," Bolani said.
Between 2005 and 2009, 230 people have been executed, Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said in July.
The death penalty was reinstated following a brief moratorium following the 2003 US invasion of Iraq.
Iraq's prime minister Nuri al-Maliki supports the death penalty, while president Jalal Talabani opposes its application
Source - http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/Aki/English/Security/Iraq-Hundreds-await-execution-in-Iraqi-prisons_311396481682.html
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Speaking at a press conference on anti-terrorism measures, Bolani said that Iraqi courts have sentenced 14,500 people accused of terror crimes. Those who aren't sentenced to die have been given life sentences, he said.
"The government is trying to serve justice," Bolani said.
Between 2005 and 2009, 230 people have been executed, Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said in July.
The death penalty was reinstated following a brief moratorium following the 2003 US invasion of Iraq.
Iraq's prime minister Nuri al-Maliki supports the death penalty, while president Jalal Talabani opposes its application
Source - http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/Aki/English/Security/Iraq-Hundreds-await-execution-in-Iraqi-prisons_311396481682.html
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
US House opposes Guantanamo trials
The US House of Representives have approved legislation that will block the transfer of prisoners from Guantanamo Bay to face trial in criminal courts on the US mainland.
If approved by the Senate after its endorsment by the House on Wednesday, the move will be a setback to President Barack Obama's plan to close the military jail at Guantanamo Bay by prosecuting or releasing the men being held there.
The law works by preventing the White House from spending any money on transferring the prisoners to US soil, effectively derailing plans to try them in civilian courts.
In the past, detainees, including Khalid Sheikh Mohamed, the self declared mastermind of the September 11 attacks, have been sent to the US to face trial.
The provision was buried in essential legislation that authorises funding for the government's operations to the end of the 2011 financial year.
The planned law has drawn criticism from the White House, which says Congress has no right to interfere with the administration's plans to prosecute Guantanamo prisoners.
"We strongly oppose this provision. Congress should not limit the tools available to the executive branch in bringing terrorists to justice and advancing our national security interests," a Justice Department spokesman said.
If the provision is approved by the Senate, it will ensure that Obama's plans to close Guantanamo are further delayed, as there will be no prospect of many of the 174 prisoners being held there being transferred before the end of September 2011.
The move is the latest in a string of measures by supporters of Guantanamo that have thwarted Obama's pledge to close the prison. The White House is seeking to bring the prisoners into a recognised judicial system after almost a decade spent in legal limbo.
Republicans are opposed to the idea, and say that inmates should be tried at Guantanamo by specially convened tribunals. Their opposition deepened when the first Guantanamo prisoner to be tried in the US was acquitted on 299 of 300 terrorism charges against him.
The Obama administration points out that civilian courts have prosecuted hundreds of terrorism cases in the past, and sees no reason why Guantanamo prisoners should be treated any differently.
Source - http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/12/201012963842904934.html
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If approved by the Senate after its endorsment by the House on Wednesday, the move will be a setback to President Barack Obama's plan to close the military jail at Guantanamo Bay by prosecuting or releasing the men being held there.
The law works by preventing the White House from spending any money on transferring the prisoners to US soil, effectively derailing plans to try them in civilian courts.
In the past, detainees, including Khalid Sheikh Mohamed, the self declared mastermind of the September 11 attacks, have been sent to the US to face trial.
The provision was buried in essential legislation that authorises funding for the government's operations to the end of the 2011 financial year.
The planned law has drawn criticism from the White House, which says Congress has no right to interfere with the administration's plans to prosecute Guantanamo prisoners.
"We strongly oppose this provision. Congress should not limit the tools available to the executive branch in bringing terrorists to justice and advancing our national security interests," a Justice Department spokesman said.
If the provision is approved by the Senate, it will ensure that Obama's plans to close Guantanamo are further delayed, as there will be no prospect of many of the 174 prisoners being held there being transferred before the end of September 2011.
The move is the latest in a string of measures by supporters of Guantanamo that have thwarted Obama's pledge to close the prison. The White House is seeking to bring the prisoners into a recognised judicial system after almost a decade spent in legal limbo.
Republicans are opposed to the idea, and say that inmates should be tried at Guantanamo by specially convened tribunals. Their opposition deepened when the first Guantanamo prisoner to be tried in the US was acquitted on 299 of 300 terrorism charges against him.
The Obama administration points out that civilian courts have prosecuted hundreds of terrorism cases in the past, and sees no reason why Guantanamo prisoners should be treated any differently.
Source - http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/12/201012963842904934.html
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