Syria: 4,700 dead in Ramadan

In Syria from midnight last and 'officially ended the Unsmis, the Mission of United Nations supervision, whose original mandate was already' expired July 19 and was renewed unanimously 'by the Security Council, but only thirty days. With the return home of about centociquanta observers remained on the initial three hundred, all unarmed, so risk 'of failing despite the very low residual deterrent to violence. If during the just concluded Ramadan had registered about 4,700 dead, 'began in the same sign even the holidays' Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the month dedicated to fasting and prayer: according to opposition sources, at least 84 people have been killed in the first 24 hours of the occurrence. Meanwhile the Turkey, which already 'accepted almost seventy thousand refugees from the neighboring state, warned that if the figure will exceed' a hundred thousand units' there will be 'more' space to accommodate others, and urged the UN building to create a buffer zone within the borders of Syria, where he set up protected camps for the displaced. 

In Pakistan, a Christian girl is imprisoned for blasphemy

Rimsha be aged 11 or 12 years This young Pakistani Christian, that would be reached with trisomy 21, was arrested Thursday, August 16 by police in Islamabad. She was placed in custody for fourteen days, and must appear at the end of August. The girl is accused of having desecrated a copy of the Koran, a blasphemy. It would actually just been seen in public, holding his hands burned pages on which were, say, verses from the Quran. Unrest erupted in the area immediately Mehrabad, a suburb of the Pakistani capital, where Muslims have attacked Christians and gave chase to the family of the girl who had tried to escape.  "We had to register the case quickly to avoid an unpleasant situation," said a police official. In early July, an angry mob had lynched a mentally disabled than forty years, Ghulam Abbas, in the city of Bahawalpur, on the same charges. While about 800 Christians live Mehrabad, many of them fled to avoid reprisals, which occurred in 2009 in the town of Gojra, where the Christian quarter was burned after a charge of blasphemy.

EXCEPTIONAL CRUELTY

Rimsha for the drama is only just beginning. She appeared Friday, August 17 court without a lawyer and without representatives of civil society have not been able to visit him in prison. Two Pakistani NGOs have made ​​her situation public Sunday, August 19, protesting against the cruelty of the exceptional treatment of the girl. "She was only 11 or 12 years,"  said Tahir Naveed Chaudhry, head of the All Pakistan Minorities Alliance, an association representing the minorities in the country, adding that his disability prevents him from understanding what he is accused. The police, however, said Monday, Aug. 20 that the girl was not with trisomy 21.

"FALSE CHARGES"

 "The Women's Action Forum (WAF) is outraged by the total inhumanity of men"  who denounced the girl said Tahira Abdullah, spokesman of the movement for women's rights. According to her, this matter should have been dealt with by the juvenile justice system.  "This is a false accusation of blasphemy, because he is a child who is suffering from more mental illness. However, blasphemy implies that intention is not able to have, "  explains Cross  Tahira Abdullah. The WAF has called for the immediate release of the girl. After the affair Asia Bibi, a Christian peasant mother of five children, accused of insulting the Prophet Mohammed, sentenced to death by hanging in 2010 and imprisoned for this new accusation rekindled intercommunal tensions. She also raise the debate about the exploitation of the blasphemy law used to settle quarrels neighborhood recover land or housing, unwanted neighbors hunt and persecute religious minorities in Pakistan.

"BLASPHEMY"

The MP Sherry Rehman, who proposed in 2010 an amendment to abolish the death penalty for blasphemy was death threats. It is now ambassador to the United States, which gave him a sort of personal protection. Governor Punjab Salman Taseer, who had denounced a law "perverse", as the Pakistani Minister of Religious Minorities, Shahbaz Bhatti a Catholic, who had asked the favor of Asia Bibi, have both been killed, in January and March 2011. As for those accused of blasphemy, they are likely to suffer the same fate in their prison or even the innocent of justice after their release. Media coverage of the case Rimsha could offer a form of protection. Faced with protests, President Asif Ali Zardari has asked Monday, August 20 investigate the allegations made against the girl child. 

Official censorship lifted in Burma

Direct censorship of the media on Monday was abolished in Burma, where the press remains under severe restrictions. Private newspapers are banned and there is pervasive censorship in newsrooms. But journalists are no longer required to submit their writings to the authorities before publication, as was the case under the military regime.The military junta in power for nearly half a century gave way in March 2011 to a civilian government.Former generals there are many, but significant reforms have been undertaken since the transition. "This is a step in the right direction and it's going in the right direction, but the question of freedom of the press is not set. It can be expected that the government seeks to retain control of the press, probably arguing national security, "said Aung Thu Nyein, a member of the Institute Vahu Development, a think tank in Thailand. Once all the items and cultural products such as books, songs and even cartoons had to go through the official censorship, which relief began in June 2011. The Ministry of Information has authorized a half of weekly and monthly private without his approval. Monday, 80 newspapers are the political and religious remaining six titles that have benefited from this measure, said Tint Swe, head of the censorship department. In addition to this opening in the press, the law on public gatherings was lightened, many political prisoners were released and elections. During partial legislative April 1, the National League for Democracy (NLD) won 43 of the 45 constituencies involved and Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel peace historical figure of the opposition, made its debut in Parliament . The Solidarity Party and the Union's development in power but retains a very large majority. During the past year the press has explored the limits of the opening. Aung San Suu Kyi has often been the "one" of newspapers have become more critical of the government, daring unthinkable before mid-2011. If the official controls placed Burma at 169th out of 179 in the ranking of press freedom by the NGO Reporters without Borders (RSF) have been removed, the sector remains closely supervised. Journalists also fear that censorship has made that move. "The editors have more responsibility, because there are laws that can prosecute journalists for their writing," said Wai Phyo himself editor of the Weekly Eleven. Christophe Deloire, CEO of RSF has welcomed the lifting of official censorship from the BBC : "If this decision is implemented, it will be a historic break with fifty years of censorship." However, he added: "In Burma freedom of the press passes successively through ups and downs, which is why we must remain cautious. (...) We must first be vigilant about the effective implementation of the end of censorship. It can in fact always be done after publication, repression vis-à-vis journalists or publications. From this point of view, it would have announced the dissolution of PSRD is achieved. It also requires that the decision be extended to all types of media. "

Chinese protest Japan islands dispute

Miles of Chinese took to the streets to protest on Sunday to protest against Japanese nationalists who landed on the Senkaku / Diaoyu, which are in dispute between the two countries. several cities in China there were protests, in which Japanese protesters overturned cars and shouted slogans against the Japanese claim over a group of islands in the East China Sea. In Shenzhen, one of the towns where demonstrations took place, several people were arrested. said China lodged an official protest against Japan. "The illegal behavior of Japanese rightists has violated China's territorial sovereignty," he said in a statement the Chinese Foreign Ministry. however, the tension began last week, when seven members of a group of 14 Chinese activists prevented Japanese coast guard, landed on the uninhabited islands and hoisted a Chinese flag. Japan, trying to avoid a repeat of the confrontation that froze economic and diplomatic relations in 2010, activists deported a few days later and Beijing kept a low profile about it. But in the early hours of Sunday, ten members of a group of more than 100 Japanese nationalists archipelago sailed, swam to one of the islets and waved Japanese flags, prompting protests in China. Tokyo and Beijing have clashed for decades because of the group of islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China. The archipelago is near an area potentially rich in gas reserves.nationwide protests reflect resentment among many Chinese by Japanese occupation during World War II.Some of the demonstrators called the Communist Party in Beijing to do more against Tokyo. 

ROBERT PATTINSON + KRISTEN STEWART: Disappointed fans

After their relationship from Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are no longer for the popular "Twilight" conventions available - to the great disappointment of the fans who are looking forward to the finale. It should be the grand finale, but now at last "is Twilight "movie all a bit different than planned. The followers of the vampire strip had to cope with the weekend reporting that Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart does not like will be announced at the popular fan conventions here. Like including "dailymail.co.uk" reports the actor couple said after the affair scandal of Stewart its coming from. And not only that: The third main character in the league, Taylor Lautner will not celebrate with the fans. Originally, all three participate in the U.S. fan meeting in San Antonio, Detroit, Los Angeles and Parsinappy. "Even though Rob, Kristen and Taylor will not be with us this time, we are another great" to welcome Twilight 'Stars "assured the organizer. Los Angeles will be including Peter Facinelli as a guest, who plays the vampire "Carlisle Cullen". The fans will not be able to console over coding cancellation of the great stars of the whole time series. Since late July, it was announced that the 22-year-old Stewart has betrayed her friend and co-star Pattinson with director Rupert Sanders, mourning for the "Twilight" fans. Robert Pattinson appeared in the past week for the first time since the scandal back in the public and applied his new movie "Cosmopolis". The 26-year silence on the subject while Kristen Stewart, looked at the TV appearances, but more nervous than usual, Kristen Stewart, however so far shied away from appearances on the red carpet, for example, said from attending the premiere of her new movie "On the Road" . The 22-year-old had publicly after the news of the affair and apologized to her friend implored her love for Pattinson. unclear is how the apparently separated pair in the upcoming promotional tour: will behave "Breaking Dawn Part 2." Nor does it mean that both Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart all dates will perceive it. For this they are probably already commit their contracts. In Germany, the last part of the novel adaptation occurs on 22 November in the cinemas.