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U.N. suspends Palestinian refugee camp work due to
armed fighters in its facilities
By Doug Cunningham
The UNRWA suspended Palestinian refugee camp operations amid the presence of armed fighters at the facility
in Ain al-Hilweh camp in southern Lebanon. Photo by Wael Hamzeh/EPA-EFE
Aug. 18 (UPI) -- The United Nations Relief Works Agency for Palestinian refugees Friday suspended all its services within the Ain al-Hilweh camp in southern Lebanon over the presence of armed fighters in its facilities.
The UNRWA said it operates schools for 3,200 children and said given repeated violations of its installations by the armed fighters, schools are unlikely to be available at the start of the new school year.
"The Agency does not tolerate actions that breach the inviolability and neutrality of its installations," it said, repeating a call it made Thursday on all the armed fighters to immediately vacate its facilities in the camp.
On Thursday the agency strongly condemned the occupation of its facilities by the armed groups and said it was a violation of international law.
"UNRWA received alarming reports that armed actors continue to occupy its installations including a school compound in Ain al-Hilweh Palestine refugee camp in the south of Lebanon," UNRWA's Thursday statement said. "UNRWA facilities have reportedly been damaged by the recent fighting in the camp. This is a grave violation of the inviolability of U.N. premises under international law."
The agency was established by the U.N. in 1949 to provide humanitarian assistance and protection to registered Palestinian refugees.
The Agency began operations in 1950, it was responding to the needs of about 750,000 Palestine refugees. Today, some 5.9 million Palestine refugees are eligible for UNRWA services.
So, there are now nearly 8 times as many refugees as there were in 1950. Go figure!
It operates in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, The Gaza Strip, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
Iran targets minorities one year after Mahsa Amini’s death,
69 Christians arrested
AsiaNews, August 11, 2023
Tehran (AsiaNews) – Iran arrested scores of Christians, mostly converts from Islam but also some Assyrian-Chaldeans baptised as children, over a seven-week period in June and July in 11 different cities of the country, this according to Article18, a human rights organisation that advocates on behalf of Iranian Christians and religious freedom.
In an early report, the NGO had reported 50 arrests by mid-July in five cities, but its latest update indicates that at least 69 people were taken into custody, 10 of which – four men and six women – are still held by the authorities.
The arrests occurred between 1 June and 17 July in the following cities: Tehran, Karaj, Rasht, Orumiyeh, Aligoudarz, Isfahan, Shiraz, Semnan, Garmsar, Varamin, and Eslamshahr.
In the capital Tehran and the other cities, after their arrest, people were forced to sign statements pledging to refrain from Christian activities or undergo Islamic re-education in order to be released.
Some say that after their release they were summoned for further questioning, or were ordered to leave Iran. One said he lost his job at the request of intelligence agents. For those granted bail, families had to pay between US$ 8,000 and US$ 40,000.
The majority of those arrested are converts from Islam, but at least two are Iranian-Armenians, who were born into Christian families….
The wave of arrests among Christians also coincides with a new crackdown on Iran’s Baha’i community, which, along with Christian converts, is a minority religious group not recognised by the Islamic Republic….
Berlin's Turkish Chief Inspector of Police robs 57,000 euros
Translated from “Berliner Hauptkommissar raubt 57.000 Euro,”
by Michael Behrendt and Maren Wittge, B.Z., August 15, 2023
Scandal in the capital police. Ironically, a chief inspector is said to have robbed a driver with a service weapon and a civilian company car and stole 57,000 euros in cash and mobile phones. Now he’s a case for the prosecutor.
“He is said to have carried his official equipment, including his service weapon, in a holster,” said a police spokesman.
During the identity check, the 62-year-old victim is said to have been handcuffed and placed in the police vehicle. Then the two perpetrators are said to have searched the car and taken 57,000 euros and several mobile phones.
According to B.Z. information, the accused is Bülent L., of Turkish origin, from Directorate 5. According to the information available, he is said to have previously worked there at the AGIA specialist department (intercultural tasks department).
Among other things, AGIA deals with criminal offenses such as illegal entry, illegal prostitution and trade in duty-unpaid cigarettes.
Particularly brazen: “The police chief is said to have even given the alleged victim a police seizure report, on which the confiscated money was not listed,” said the police spokesman.
As the B.Z. learned from investigators, the 48-year-old must have known about the money transport. Whether he found out about it professionally or privately is currently the subject of the investigation.
On Monday, the suspect’s home and offices were searched. There, “the official equipment used” and other evidence were confiscated. In addition, his service weapon was confiscated and transported to the collection of evidence.
On the same day, the Tiergarten district court issued an arrest warrant. However, the accused has so far been spared from prison. The Chief Inspector is no longer allowed to perform his duties until the investigation has been completed.
Not the first incident in Directorate 5 this year. Already in February, a police commissioner and a police superintendent were accused of giving inside information to business owners about upcoming police stops.
These things might be common procedures in Turkey, but they shouldn't be in Germany.
India: At least 30 crude bombs and two pistols recovered from
Muslim dormitory at University of Allahabad
Bombing and gunfire in Muslim dormitory of Allahabad University,
attack after quarrel with roommate
Translated from “इलाहाबाद विश्वविद्यालय के मुस्लिम बोर्डिंग हास्टल में बमबाजी व फायरिंग, रूम पार्टनर से झगड़े के बाद किया हमला,” Jagran, August 20, 2023:
Bombing and gunfire in the Muslim dormitory of Allahabad University created sensation. Asif Iqbal, a student living in room number 11, was bombed and fired upon after a quarrel with his roommate, but he narrowly escaped. Police of several police stations including Colonelganj reached the spot and conducted a search operation in the dormitory. During this, two pistols and 30 crude bombs were recovered. A case has been registered against 11 boys on the Tahrir of Asif and Inspector Brijesh Singh. Raids are being conducted in search of the accused. Sadakat Khan, who conspired to kill Umesh Pal and his two security personnel, also lived in this dormitory.
Asif Iqbal, a resident of Dildarnagar Ghazipur, is pursuing graduation in Allahabad University. He lives in room number 11 of the Muslim dormitory. He says that on Friday there was a dispute with his roommate Jalal Akbar. After this, Alamin Ahmed, Sarfaraz, Arbaaz, Sameer, Mubassir Harun, Intakhabul Mukhtar, Khalid Noman, Obada, Obaid, Mohd. Ashfaq and Qasim Rehman beat him up. When he started running and making noise, Mubassir and Obada threw a bomb to kill him. He was fired upon and the bullet came out of his side. He was bombed again.
The incident created panic among the residents of the dormitory. The police reached the spot quickly, but those responsible for the gunfire and bombings had escaped. The police officers called the dormitory superintendent, Dr. Irfan Ahmed, and started a search operation; then two pistols and 30 bombs were recovered. Asif has registered a case on the charge of attack and on the recovery of pistol and bomb, Inspector Brijesh Singh has registered a case in Colonelganj police station.
The Muslim dormitory is often in the headlines. Many times, students staying there illegally were evicted and the rooms were vacated, but later some were re-allotted. Police say that for what purpose so many bombs and pistols were kept in the dormitory, the secrets related to this will be revealed upon the arrest of the accused. Aid is also being received from the university administration to apprehend the accused.
Room number 57 of the dormitory is allotted in the name of Mubassir Harun, a resident of Derwa, Pratapgarh, and room number 35 to a resident of Prayagraj. A pistol and bombs have been recovered from the rooms of both. Even before the search, both had thrown away the pistol and ran away. Police said that a case has also been registered against Mubassir Khan at the Georgetown police station on charges of murderous attack. He is of a criminal nature.
What jihadist isn't?
Prayagraj - Allahabad
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