October 3, 2009 - War on Women News - Responsible for Equality And Liberty

Pakistan Mob Tortures Women, Forces Them to Walk Naked in Public
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/10/pakistan-mob-tortures-women-forces-them-to-walk-naked-in-public/
-- Dawn: "Three women tortured, forced to walk naked in public"
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/04-three-women-tortured-forced-qs-06
-- Dawn reports: "No case has been registered against the mob that attacked the women and publicly humiliated them."
-- "LAHORE: Three women, accused of prostitution, were tortured by an angry mob and were later forced to walk naked on Multan Road in Phoolnagar, Kasur, a private television channel reported on Monday."
-- "A large number of people attacked a house in Jambarkalan village, torturing the women -- including one Shahnaz -- for alleged involvement in prostitution and running a brothel in the village."
-- "The victims said the accusations against them were baseless. They said they had a property dispute ongoing with Union Council Nazim Ilyas Khanzada who wanted to occupy their house illegally. The women have accused him of planning the assault on their home."
-- "Khanzada confirmed the women were tortured by the mob. He, however, denied plotting against them."
-- "Meanwhile, no case was registered against the mob that attacked the women and publicly humiliated them."

UK - Halifax: "Two more deny honour killing"
-- Evening Courier reports:
--- "Two men have denied involvement in a suspected honour killing in Halifax"
--- "Allah Yaar, 18, of Craven Terrace, Pellon, Halifax, and Omar Mubareck, 28, of Bawtree Road, Sheffield, are accused of murdering 29-year-old Mian Shahid Mehmood at Great Edge Road, Warley, Halifax. Both pleaded not guilty to the charge at Bradford Crown Court. Their trial has been fixed for November 16"
--- "Both were remanded in custody."
http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/Two-more-deny-honour-killing.5698547.jp
--- July 27, 2008: "The honour killing trial: Why murder a man they had never met?"
http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/The-honour-killing-trial-Why.4229066.jp

German Publisher Fears Printing Novel About "Honor Killing"
--- DPA reports: "A German publisher has cancelled plans to publish a mass-market novel out of fears that it might face violent protests due to a rude reference to the Koran, Der Spiegel magazine reported Saturday."
--- "The crime novel - about the 'honour killing' of a Muslim woman - had been scheduled for September publication, but the Droste publishing company of Dusseldorf decided not to print it after all, the magazine said in a story to appear in its Monday issue."
--- "It said the publisher had first asked the author, Gabriele Brinkmann, writing under the pen name WW Domsky, to tone down dialogue in 'To Those Worthy of Honour' which might be construed as offensive, but she had refused."
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/288501,german-publisher-drops-novel-over-fears-of-muslim-backlash.html
-- SAPA-DPA report:
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_News&set_id=1&click_id=79&art_id=nw20091003135230123C575110

Malaysia: Muslim NGOs for punishing those questioning Malaysian model's caning -- state Sharia court decision must not be questioned
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/10/malaysia-muslim-ngos-for-punishing-those-questioning-malaysian-models-caning-state-sharia-court-decision-must-not-be-questioned/
-- ANI reports: "Fourteen Muslim non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Malaysia's Kuantan state have urged the authorities to act against people who are questioning the caning sentence of part-time model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno"
-- "They have also lodged a police report against NGOs that have asked the government to intervene to rescind the sentence, including Sisters in Islam (SIS) and Joint Action Group Against Violence Against Women (JAG), reports the New Strait Times."
-- "The group's spokesman, Amidi Abdul Manan, said SIS and JAG should retract their statements and tender open apologies to Muslims for insulting Islamic law and the syariah court."
-- "The 14 Muslim NGOs include the Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia (Abim), Jemaah Islah Malaysia Pahang, Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia Pahang, Malaysian Chinese Muslim Association and the Islamic Welfare Organization."
-- "Amidi said they would file an injunction to stop other parties from questioning the decision made by the Syariah High Court here."
http://www.newkerala.com/nkfullnews-1-123778.html

Iran: Women's rights activist sentenced to six months in jail
http://www.realcourage.org/2009/10/iran-womens-rights-activist-sentenced-to-six-months-in-jail/
-- AKI reports:
-- "A women's rights activist and journalist has been sentenced to six months in jail by one of Iran's Revolutionary Courts in the capital, Tehran, for having 'endangered state security'."
-- "Jelveh Javaheri, arrested in June 2008 for protesting in the centre of Tehran in favour of women's political and civil rights, was subsequently freed from Iran's notorious Evin prison and her sentence has only now been made public, Iran's Radiofarda said."
-- "She was charged with 'acting against national security by spreading propaganda against the state.'"
-- "Javaheri had been previously arrested in May and was freed after posting a bail of 75.000 euros. She was the founding member of the Campaign for Equality."
-- "Javaheri is part of a group of Iranian feminists that begun a national campaign two years ago to abolish all of of Iran's discriminatory laws against women."
http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3835814726

Pakistan - report: "Punjab to treat crimes against women as terrorism"
http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_News&subsection=Pakistan+%26+Sub-Continent&month=October2009&file=World_News200910032153.xml