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PostHeaderIcon Mexico jail riot leaves 19 dead

8/15/2009 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post


Gang-instigated riot in Durango prison in the Northern part of Mexico resulted in the death of 19 prisoners and the wounding of at least 20 more on Friday, August 14, 2009. Murders in Mexican jails left about a hundred dead inmates in the last few months.

Threatening the peace and stability of Mexico, the recurrent violence is related to the drug wars that had been raging in the area. It brought fatalities of about 6,000 civilians last year and another 1,000 this year.

"Durango has been the scene of clashes between the Gulf and Sinaloa drug cartels in recent months. Mexican President Felipe Calderon has declared war on the illegal narcotic organisation in Mexico, deploying 40,000 troops to fight the cartels." ---BBC News (08/15/09)

The death of prisoners is the latest of the ongoing fight for dominance of narcotics peddlers. Drug gangs are responsible for staging bloody killings and the staging of jail break-ins to help jailbirds bolt out from prison. (Photo Credit: Dana Gonzales) =0=

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PostHeaderIcon Iran opposition stages protest in a cemetery

7/31/2009 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post




Coinciding the 40th day of the death of Neda Agha-Soltan, the martyred Iranian oppositionist killed in a riot on July 20, 2009, protest against the regime was held on Iran’s biggest cemetery. Thousands of reformists gathered in the burial site to pay tribute to Neda and those who died in the riots. They continued their campaign against the heavy-handed leadership of the cleric-dominated Islamic government.

Breaking the government’s order banning public assemblies, the protest movement had become a nationwide fight against the rigged reelection of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the June 12, 2009 voting. Demanding human rights, the oppositionists called for the release of political detainees and called for "Death to the dictator," referring to Amadinejad.

Since the protests began, many were arrested, incarcerated, beaten, and mercilessly killed by the powerful security forces of the current regime. In its unrelenting crack-down against dissent and freedom, the Iranian government announced that trials for arrested “rioters” will on August 1, 2009.

Relatives of those who died complained that authorities forced them to sign documents saying their loved ones died of natural causes, not a result of the brutality of the police. It appears the government will face more dissent from the opposition. To keep control, leaders are likely to use more inhumane and hard measures against those considered as “enemies” of the Islamic state. (Photo Credit: Iran 360; Reuters/ Saygin Serdaroglu) =0=

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PostHeaderIcon Hundreds died and scores injured in ethnic Uighur riots

7/07/2009 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post




At least 156 died and 828 people were injured in a bloody clash between Uighurs and government forces as the ethnic group, predominantly Muslim, came out of the streets on Monday, July 6, 2009 in northwestern China.

“The latest protests started in the provincial capital of Urumqi on Sunday, when demonstrators gathered to demand justice for two Uighurs killed in June during a fight with their Han co-workers at a factory in southern China.

The protests turned into the deadliest ethnic unrest to hit the region in decades.
Photos and video posted on the internet showed the city in flames, as rioters went on a rampage, clashing with police and rolling over police cars.”----AP/ CBCNesw.ca (07/06/09)

The Uighurs who are concentrated in the Xinjiang region of China have a turbulent relation with the ethnic Han Chinese who predominate in the country. As a result of the discrimination, the Uighurs complain against the Chinese government, the ethnic group has established a separatist group. Aside from job discrimination, they accuse the government of trying to eradicate their religion.

On the other hand, the Chinese government claimed that the fresh riots aimed to “destabilize the country” has been incited by exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer, the president of the Uighur American Association (UAA) who lives in exile since 2005 in Fairfax, Va. The exiled leader denied such a claim. (Photo Credit: AFP/ Peter Parks/ Yahoonews; AFP graphics) =0=

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PostHeaderIcon Protests against Iran’s contested election continue

6/16/2009 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post






Riots against the alleged fraudulent landslide re-election of hardliner Pres. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad grew in the streets of Tehran. Thousands of irate Iranians clashed with the police injuring many and killing at least one person in the largest protest since 1979.

Droves of pro-democracy forces and opposition activists loyal to rival candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi continued to vent anger to the rigging of the election. It prompted supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who was originally supportive of the election result to order an investigation into the alleged voter anomalies.

World leaders expressed concern over the continued chaos in the streets which have ramifications to the stalled diplomatic overtures to have Iran abandon its nuclear program.

While evaluating the suspected landslide win of Ahmadinejad, Pres. Barack Obama said it’s up for the Iranians to choose their leaders. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared support to look into the contested presidential election. British Foreign Secretary David Miliband voiced "serious concern" while French President Nicolas Sarkozy expressed worry over Iran’s political situation. (Photo Credit: Mark Baker/ AP; AP; Behrouz Mehri/ AFP/ Getty Images.=0=

UPDATE: June 16, 2007---7 Iranians protesting the cheating in the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were gunned down in a public square during a confrontation with riot policemen.

RELATED BLOG: "Ahmadinejad wins in Iranian election" Posted by mesiamd at 6/14/2009

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PostHeaderIcon Thailand riots bring 2 dead and 70 hurt

4/14/2009 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post


The weekend anti-government protests in Pattaya had spread to the capital city of Bangkok leaving 2 people dead and wounding at least 70 people. Demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, the rowdy rioters threw improvised gasoline bombs and engaged hundreds of heavily-armed soldiers in a road junction in the city.

Earlier last weekend, protesters successfully disrupted and put the 14th ASEAN summit in Pattaya to a halt. Rioters were able to break the cordon of security, forcing foreign leaders to flee by helicopters. The unrest was aggravated with the arrest of former pop singer Arisman Pongreungrong, who was charged with inciting unrest and attempting to kidnap the prime minister.

Thousands of protesters burned tires and hurled stones and improvised bombs on the streets. To quell the disturbance, Abhisit ordered a state of emergency on Sunday in the Thai capital. Firing shots in the air and using water cannons to disperse the crowd, military officers arrested undetermined number of protesters who are supporters of the ex Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra who went on exile after a military coup ousted him in 2006.



“Thailand has had four prime ministers in the past 15 months, none of whom has been able to heal the country's political divisions. The latest factional violence ¬follows warnings from some observers that the country is in danger of slipping into a "mobocracy".

Thailand's political crisis has been escalating since last year amid deep disagreements over what the nature of the political system should be in the aftermath of the 2006 military coup, one of 18 that the country has witnessed since the ended 150 of years of absolute monarchy in 1932.”---Guardian.co.uk (04/13/09, Tran, M & agencies)

Countries including the Philippines, France, Britain, Australia, the United States, South Korea, Russia and Hong Kong called on their respective citizens to avoid traveling to Thailand at this time. Those who are already inside the country are advised to avoid places of protests.

Though Abhisit is confident to restore peace and order, there is little indication that the divisiveness and unrest in the Thailand will be settled in the near future. (Photo Credit: AP/ Wason Wanichakom/ AFP Graphic/ Narong Sangnak/ EPA/ Guardian.co.uk) =0=



RELATED BLOG: "14th ASEAN Summit disrupted by Thai rioters" Posted by mesiamd at 4/12/2009

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PostHeaderIcon 14th ASEAN Summit disrupted by Thai rioters

4/12/2009 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post


The ASEAN meeting was postponed indefinitely when anti-government rioters stormed the convention of leaders slated on April 11-12, 2009 in a resort town of Pattaya, Thailand. About a 1,000 noisy protesters broke the security cordon of the participants from 10 ASEAN member nations and those of Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea, and New Zealand. They were there to discuss the economy, trade, and regional security.

Philippine Pres. Gloria M. Arroyo who remained calm, left via a private plane from the top of Royal Cliff Hotel. Other leaders where brought to the safety of the U-Tapao military airfield near Pattaya where planes for the foreign leaders were waiting.

The embarrassed fragile government of Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva declared a state of emergency in Pattaya, a place 50 kilometers from the Thai capital city of Bangkok. Red-shirted angry Thai rioters banging tables and overturning chairs, barged the convention complex calling for the resignation of Abhisit. (Photo Credit: AdaptorPlug) =0=

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