Britain: Muslim 'Honor Crimes' Skyrocketing

by Soeren Kern
December 5, 2011 at 5:00 am

More than 2,800 so-called honor attacks -- punishments for bringing shame on the family -- were recorded by British police last year, according to the first-ever national estimate of the problem.

The highest number of honor crimes -- which include murder, mutilation, beatings, abductions and acid attacks -- was recorded in London, where the problem has doubled to more than five times the national average.

Riots in Rome, scuffles in UK mar mass protests

G20 urges European leaders to deal decisively with debt turmoil

• Gulf News Report
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  • A car burns during a demonstration by the ‘Indignants’ against banking and finance in Rome yesterday. Protesters worldwide railed against bankers, financiers and politicians they accuse of ruining global economies and condemning millions to poverty and hardship through greed.

  Dubai: Protests raged in cities from Sydney to Chicago on Saturday as global finance chiefs met in Paris to discuss a way out of Europe's sovereign debt turmoil.

  Thousands took to the streets in New Zealand and Australia, followed by Manila and Hong Kong, as demonstrations spread to Europe — where violence broke out on the streets of Rome, and protesters in London scuffled with police — and finally the US, the home of the Occupy Wall Street movement.

  Protesters hit out at corporate greed and cutbacks by governments, with many expressing anger over unemployment and opposition to the financial elite.

  Meanwhile, following the second day of talks in Paris, global finance chiefs gathered at a meeting of the G20 last night urging Europe's leaders to "decisively" deal with the region's sovereign debt turmoil, setting an October 23 summit as the deadline for a plan. Read the rest on: 

  

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by RussiaToday on Aug 19, 2011

British police are cracking down on users of social media for allegedly encouraging mass uprising during a time ripe with riots.

Iran again raises concerns over UK police harsh treatment

ISNA - Tehran 
Service: Foreign Policy

TEHRAN (ISNA)-Iranian Foreign Ministry once again raised concerns over London Police harsh treatment with protesters.

The Head of Western European Office of Iranian Foreign Ministry invited British charge d'affaires on Friday and expressed grave concerns following London Police brutal treatment with demonstrators.