Journalists charged with criminal trespass, released on bond

Mayuge, 23rd/February/2017; Two journalists, Dean Lubowa Saava and Fidel Arinaitwe, were on 23rd February 2017, arrested by Special Forces Command Unit for photographing the home of the head of the Shia Community in Uganda. The duo, from an Investigative media company Tazan Concept, were handed to police in Mayuge and charged with criminal trespass. They were released on police bond and ordered to report back on Saturday 25th February 2017. The head of the Shia Community, Omar Bongo Patur, is also the LCV chairperson ofMayuge district. The journalists told HRNJ-Uganda in an interview that they were following up a story of an alleged fraud by Omar Bongo Patur, who is accused by some family members of forging documents to become heir of his late father Sheikh Doctur Kadir Muwaya who was killed on 25th December 2014. "We decided to go to Mayuge to get Bongo's side of the story, we found guards from the Special Forces Command who called Bongo, we spoke to him using the guard's phone and he explained to us that he was not available", Dean Lubowa Saava told HRNJ-Uganda. On their way back, they took some pictures which prompted SFC guard, Jackson to intercept them. "He ordered us to delete the photos but we refused. We had an exchange with him that attracted the attention of local people who thought we were dangerous and wanted to lynch us. We were saved by the village local leader Bashir Kamiri," the journalists said. The SFC officers later handed them to police where they were charged with criminal trespass. The Officer in Charge of Criminal Investigations (OC CID), Mayuge Police Station, Nasser Mulimira told HRNJ-Uganda that, "the journalists were apprehended and brought to the police station, we managed the situation and the journalists were released on bond, they are coming back on Saturday and we hope the whole matter will be resolved on that day." The police should disregard the tramped up charges against journalists on the line of duty. We commend to local council chairman who made efforts to save the journalists from mob injustice that was looming on them. We are sure to stand with the journalists against such charges" Said the HRNJ-Uganda National Coordinator, Robert Ssempala.

Xulon Press Announces New Novel Sharing the Wonderful Message that We Are Not Defined by Our Past

  

Small Town Roads - New Christian Fiction from Amazon #1 Best-selling Author L. B. Johnson

All ages will relate to the character's triumphs and tragedies as they work on healing with hope, humor, and trust in God

Contact: L.B. Johnson, 317-448-3192

BROOKFIELD, Ill., Feb. 23, 2017 /Christian Newswire/ -- In L. B. Johnson's new book, Small Town Roads ($14.99, paperback, 9781498490719, $7.99, eBook, 9781498490726) two women, one a young police officer from a major urban area, and another, an elderly retired teacher living in a tiny rural farm town, become unexpected neighbors and unlikely friends. When an act of violence draws them together, that friendship becomes a testament to God's faith, a healing balm for grief, and hope for a future that is not always clear. 

In the tradition of Kent Harauf's bestselling Plainsong, L.B. Johnson has written a lyrical, meditative story that acknowledges the dangers and comforts of our world. Small Town Roads is a loving story about an old, slow place where the terrible loneliness of grief eases because ordinary people decide to be community. With this, her first fiction novel after two #1 best best-selling Memoirs, she reveals a writer that can be enjoyed today as well as looked for tomorrow.

Johnson says, "The book makes it clear that as much as we have become the person of our past, with a commitment to God and community our future is as open as the land of the heartland. All ages will relate to the character's triumphs and tragedies as they work on healing with hope, humor, and trust in God. The descriptive language makes this small town real in every respect."

L.B. Johnson is the author of the #1 Amazon Best Sellers, "The Book of Barkley, Love and Live through the Eyes of a Labrador Retriever" and "Saving Grace - a Story of Adoption." She is the Silver winner of the 2015 Readers Favorite International Book Award for Non-Fiction, is a 2015 Indie B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree and was a featured Indie Author in Kirkus Review Magazine.

Xulon Press, a division of Salem Media Group, is the world's largest Christian self-publisher, with more than 12,000 titles published to date. Retailers may order Small Town Roads through Ingram Book Company and/or Spring Arbor Book Distributors. The book is available online through xulonpress.com/bookstore, amazon.com, and barnesandnoble.com.

Media Contact: L. B. Johnson 
Email: cliodna58(at)gmail(dot)com 
Website: www.lbjohnsonauthor.blogspot.com

Lebenslange Freiheitsstrafe: Urteil im Mörlheimer Mordprozess

Landau. 23. Februar 2017. Die beiden Angeklagten im Mörlheimer Mordprozess haben eine lebenslange Freiheitsstrafe erhalten, teilt das Landgericht in Landau (Pfalz / Rheinland-Pfalz) mit. Am Donnerstag-Vormittag fand die Urteilsverkündung in dem Strafverfahren wegen der Tötung einer 86 -jährigen Frau in Mörlheim bei Landau im großen Sitzungssaal des Landgerichts Landau in der Pfalz statt. Beide Angeklagten wurden zu lebenslanger Freiheitsstrafe bei Feststellung der besonderen Schwere der Schuld verurteilt. Dies ist die schärfste Strafe, die das deutsche Strafrecht vorhält.

 

Die Richter und Schöffen der 1. Großen Strafkammer des Landgerichts Landau in der Pfalz folgten damit den Anträgen der Staatsanwaltschaft in vollem Umfang. Die Kammer zeigte sich davon überzeugt, dass beide Angeklagten sich als Mittäter gemeinschaftlich handelnd des Mordes in Tateinheit mit einem Raub mit Todesfolge schuldig gemacht haben. Verfahren gegen mutmaßliche weitere Mittäter, die sich zum Teil noch auf der Flucht befinden, werden folgen.

Wissing: Entlastung der Mitte ist Gebot der Stunde

 

Berlin. 23. Februar 2017. (mediap). Zum höchsten Haushaltsüberschuss seit der Wiedervereinigung erklärt das FDP-Präsidiumsmitglied und Landeswirtschaftsminister Dr. Volker Wissing:

 

„Die Kassen der Finanzminister sind prall gefüllt. Gerade die Große Koalition in Berlin hatte bisher für alles Geld, nur nicht für diejenigen, die den Staat mit ihren Steuergeldern tragen. Deshalb ist eine Entlastung der Mitte der Gesellschaft nicht nur ein Gebot der Fairness, sondern auch das Gebot der Stunde. Die Bundesregierung könnte sofort mit dem Abbau des Soli beginnen. Auch die kalte Progression gehört dauerhaft abgeschafft. Die immer neuen Ausreden von Union und SPD können nicht darüber hinwegtäuschen, dass eine echte Entlastung möglich ist. Allein es fehlt der Großen Koalition der Wille dazu."

Digitalcourage und FIfF e.V.: Videoüberwachung ist Risikotechnologie

Bielefeld. 23. Februar 2017 (mediap). Am 9./10. März 2017 soll im Deutschen Bundestag das sogenannte Videoüberwachungsverbesserungsgesetz durch die Gesetzgebung gepeitscht werden, teilen Digitalcourage und FIfF e.V mit. Dagegen protestieren das FIfF (Forum InformatikerInnen für Frieden und gesellschaftliche Verantwortung) und Digitalcourage. Am Donnerstag, 23.02.2017 überklebten Aktivisten in Berlin Hinweise zur Videoüberwachung mit "ehrlicheren" Schildern.

 

Die Datenschutz- und Grundrechtevereine wollen mit ihrer Aktion gegen den Plan des Bundesinnenministers Thomas de Maizière verdeutlichen, dass auch vernetzte Kameras mit Gesichtserkennungs- und Analysesoftware nicht zur Erhöhung von Sicherheit und auch nicht zur Aufklärung von Straftaten beitragen. Zu diesem Zweck wurden rund um die Stationen Friedrichstraße und Mehringdamm Hinweisschilder im Design der BVG angebracht und Flyer verteilt.

 

Polizeien und Innenministerium versuchen derzeit, die Medien zu instrumentalisieren, indem sie positive Meldungen zu Videoüberwachung über ihre Pressestellen verbreiten lassen. Auch das drohende Überwachungsprojekt am Fern- und S-Bahnhof Berlin Südkreuz muss als Türöffner für restriktive Gesetzgebung herhalten. Ein positiver Effekt der Videoüberwachung ist jedoch (bis auf wenige Einzelfälle) nicht nachgewiesen.

 

padeluun, Gründungsvorstand von Digitalcourage, äußerte sich zur Aktion: „Videotechnik verhindert keine Straftaten, setzt aber unsere Grundrechte massiv unter Druck. Gerade in Zeiten, in denen das Vertrauen in Demokratie und Rechtsstaat sinkt, ist die Verschärfung von Video- und Überwachungstechnologie ein unverantwortlich großes Risiko."

 

Geldmittel, die aus dem Budget von Polizei und Justiz abgezogen werden, werden nun für Rechenzentren, Standleitungen und Wartungsverträge ausgegeben. Keiner der Befürworter von Überwachung in Politik und Unternehmen hat bisher eine positive Wirkung der Videoüberwachung nachweisen können. Dagegen ist der 'Chilling Effect' wissenschaftlich erforscht und bekannt – und wurde bereits 1984 im Volkszählungsurteil als Gefahr für die Demokratie benannt. Der Einsatz von Videoüberwachung ist unverhältnismäßig.

 

Bereits im Vorfeld hatte Digitalcourage zum geplanten Videoüberwachungsverbesserungsgesetz Stellung bezogen:

https://digitalcourage.de/blog/2017/kamera-laeuft-bitte-laecheln      

 

Eine Fotostrecke zur Aktion finden sie hier:

https://digitalcourage.de/blog/2017/erste-u-bahnhaltestelle-mit-ehrlichen-hinweisen-zu-videoueberwachung

27th Annual Worldwide Weekend of Prayer for the Addicted

  

Contact: Steven L. Sherman, 727-647-6467, justprayno@aol.com 

CLEARWATER, Fla., Feb. 23, 2017 /Christian Newswire/ -- The weekend of April 22 - 23, 2017 has been designated as the 27th Annual "Just Pray NO!" to drugs Worldwide Weekend of Prayer and Fasting. Since April 7th, 1991 "Just Pray NO!" has united Christians from around the world in intercessory prayer on behalf of the addicted and their families. 

"Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much." James 5:16

Not only is substance abuse America's number one health problem, the devastation of alcoholism and other drug addiction has impacted families and communities worldwide. Substance abuse has been directly linked to violence and sexual immorality and is a major source of income for organized crime and terrorist activities. 

"For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places." Ephesians 6:12

Make a formal commitment to join with believers in Christ from around the globe this coming April. Put on the full armor of God and fervently pray in spirit and in truth. We are seeking to enlist millions of prayer warriors from around the world to join us in battle!

We are not only praying for the release of those bound by substance abuse but also for people to be delivered from pornography, gambling, obesity and smoking. We are seeking individuals and groups which are willing to commit to pray weekly on behalf of the addicted and their families, and then join with multitudes of other committed Christians from around the world in prayer and fasting during the weekend of April 22 - 23, 2017. 

If you believe that God is calling you to intercede for the addicted please contact us. To find help for addiction through prayer and Christian ministries log on to our web site: justprayno.org. To learn how groups can participate in our annual prayer event, click on "Information on the Annual Worldwide Weekend of Prayer" or email: justprayno@aol.com. 

For a personal interview with "Just Pray NO!" Founder and Author Steven L. Sherman, in the U.S.A. call: (727) 647-6467 or email: justprayno@aol.com. 

Bonn: Karnevalsparty auf dem Münsterplatz wegen Unwetterwarnung abgesagt

Bonn. 23. Februar 2017. (mediap). Die Karnevalsparty auf dem Münsterplatz wird kurzfristig abgesagt. Wie die Stadtverwaltung mitteilt, ist die Unwetterwarnung des Deutschen Wetterdienstes für Donnerstagnachmittag die Ursache.

 

Der Wetterdienst meldet ab 15 Uhr bis zum Freitagmorgen 6 Uhr ein Unwetter für den Raum Bonn. Im Laufe der Nachmittagsstunden wird stark auflebender Wind aus Südwest, später West erwartet. Dabei muss verbreitet mit schweren Sturmböen (bis 100 km/h, Bft 10) gerechnet werden. Vor allem in Verbindung mit Schauern oder Gewittern sind einzelne orkanartigen Böen (um 110 km/h, Bft 11) möglich.

 

"So leid mir die Absage tut: Die Sicherheit der jugendlichen Besucherinnen und Besucher in dem Zelt können wir vor diesem Hintergrund nicht gewährleisten," so Jugendamtsleiter Udo Stein. Am Zelt selbst werden Mitarbeiter des Sicherheitsdienstes die Besucherinnen und Besucher informieren.

No Federal Mandate

  

Contact: Karen England, Privacy for All Students, 916-212-5607, kengland@capitolresource.org 
 
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 22, 2017 /Christian Newswire/ -- In May of 2016, the Obama Administration issued sweeping guidelines directing all states to allow students to use bathrooms, locker rooms, and sleeping quarters on overnight trips, according to their gender identity, rather than their biological sex. Today, the Trump Administration rescinded that policy, giving the power back to the states. 

The administration's decision is detailed in a joint letter from the Departments of Education and Justice, reading in part:

 

"These guidance documents do not, however, contain extensive legal analysis or explain how the position is consistent with the express language of Title IX, nor did they undergo any formal process... In addition, the Departments believe that, in this context, there must be due regard for the primary role of the States and local school districts in establishing educational policy. 

"In these circumstances, the Department of Education and the Department of Justice have decided to withdraw and rescind the above-referenced guidance documents in order to further and more completely consider the legal issues involved. The Departments thus will not rely on the views expressed within them."

Karen England, Privacy For All Spokesperson, shared her view on the latest development, "This is an important first step in providing privacy for all students. What started in California a few years ago, and was shrugged off as a fringe issue, has now become a national dilemma. Now that power has been restored at the state level, it is up to parents, teachers, and concerned citizens to demand privacy for the children of their state."

The bathroom directive issued by the Obama Administration threatened schools with a revocation of Title IX federal funds if they did not force students into sharing the most intimate facilities with the opposite sex. Privacy for All has maintained that policies that limit bathroom and locker room use to in accordance with your biological sex, do not violate Title IX. 

With the Trump Administration rescinding these guidelines, states are now free to assess how this issue directly affects their communities and schools, and find a solution moving forward. Privacy for All maintains that addressing this issue, in any community, should never include mixing the biological sexes in intimate facilities. 

We applaud the Trump Administration for the recognition of the unlawful set of guidelines, and their swift action to correct this matter. 

Paid for by Privacy for All Students FPPC# 1359959

Sanctuary for Children and Families Threatened by the Indian Child Welfare Act

  

Contact: Elizabeth Morris, Christian Alliance for Indian Child Welfare, 701-430-9210, administrator@caicw.org  

HILLSBORO, N.D., Feb. 22, 2017 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Christian Alliance for Indian Child Welfare declares itself a 'Sanctuary for Children and Families' adversely affected by the Indian Child Welfare Act.

American children are frequently removed from homes they love and placed with strangers; sometimes with strangers considered dangerous by social service standards. Some children have never been near a reservation or involved in tribal customs, or are multi-racial children with very little tribal heritage. The ICWA is harming kids all across the U.S. as courts and tribal officials place tribal sovereignty above the lives of children. 

Too many children are sexually abused, seriously injured or murdered after placement in homes under the Indian Child Welfare Act, according to reports from the Department of Justice, White House, National Indian Child Welfare Association, and numerous tribal entities.
  
Suicide rates are extremely high among reservation youth, per federal reports, but the connection to abuse is ignored.
 
Equal opportunities for protection and stability isn't guaranteed ICWA children. 
 
Many children express a desire to stay with their chosen families but are ignored by tribal, state and/or federal officials.

Birth parents object to tribal jurisdiction over, or involvement in, their families, but are ignored by tribal, state and/or federal officials.

Tribal officials remove children because the family is not Indian, is "white" or is not "culturally competent."

Tribal officials practice nepotism in the placement of children, despite clear evidence of harm to children.

Families feel threatened by tribal governments. 

Children subjected to unsafe conditions during tribal custody are extremely difficult to return to safe homes.

Federal authorities have disregarded state and federal law concerning child safety and health. 

CAICW has a wealth of case details, reports, and legal decisions which substantiate these statements. For more information, please visit www.caicw.org. 

CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE FOR INDIAN CHILD WELFARE believes that all tribal members have a right to choose their own path. Neither the tribal government nor the federal government has the right to tell tribal members where to live, how to raise their children, or what religion or traditions they must follow. Founded by tribal member Roland J. Morris and his wife in 2004, CAICW is a ministry, judicial & educational advocacy, prayer resource for families - and shoulder to cry on. 

CAICW
(fax) 701-636-2335
(ph.) 701-430-9210
www.CAICW.org administrator@caicw.org
Contact: Elizabeth Morris, Chairwoman

FCC Announces Investigation Into Klayman/Leftist Strike Force Complaint Against CNN and Jeff Zucker

Freedom Watch Had Filed Action Over Trump Assassination Suggestion by CNN on Wolf Blitzer's 'Situation Room' The Day Before the Inauguration Contact: Freedom Watch, 424-274-2579, daj142182@gmail.com  WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2017 /Christian Newswire/ -- Today, Larry Klayman, the founder of both Judicial Watch and now Freedom Watch, and a former federal prosecutor, announced that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had commenced an investigation into a complaint filed by Freedom Watch's Leftist Media Strike Force (see www.leftistmediastrikeforce.org), alleging that the network had engaged in criminal activity by inciting "Trump haters" and terrorists with the plan that if President-Elect Trump, Vice President-Elect Pence, and the Speaker of the House were assassinated on the steps of the Capitol before their swearing in last January 20, then an Obama cabinet secretary would be in line to inherit the presidency. Klayman had asked the FCC to take remedial action against CNN, including but not limited to heavy fines and removing and revoking any broadcast licenses. Klayman also urged FCC remedial action against CNN's ultra-leftist president Jeff Zucker. Zucker previously had a falling out with Donald Trump over the president's prior show "The Apprentice," when he ran NBC. The hate-filled Zucker was forced to leave NBC under a cloud when through bad management he drove it financially and otherwise into the ground. He then became the head of CNN. In addition, the FCC complaint was copied and sent to the U.S. Secret Service, with a request to also investigate and take remedial action, as it is a felony to suggest the assassination of the president and vice president, and other government officials, such as the Speaker of the House. Klayman had this to say upon receiving the FCC's announcement by email, which is embedded below along with the original complaint: "It's time that someone took action against the likes of CNN, which are attempting to destroy the Trump presidency out of their leftist hatred for him. President Trump, who was duly elected by We the People, deserves a chance to succeed, without being destroyed with 'Fake News' and the not too transparent desire by CNN, its president Jeff Zucker and others on the left that he be assassinated." For further information or an interview, contact daj142182@gmail.com or (424) 274 2579. The FCC complaint and the FCC's announcement are embedded below. See www.leftistmediastrikeforce.org and www.freedomwatchusa.org. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "FCC" Date: Feb 22, 2017 12:03 PM Subject: Request received: regulatory enforcement action against CNN To: "leklayman" Cc: Hi Larry Thank you for your submission. Your request has been received and assigned Ticket No. ########. Your complaint provides valuable information to spot trends and practices that warrant investigation and enforcement action. We do not resolve individual complaints about this issue and, there will be no status information to report on your complaint. If the FCC needs more information about your complaint, we will contact you directly. Each year, the Enforcement Bureau takes hundreds of actions on behalf of consumers that result in tens of millions of dollars in penalties. These actions encourage companies and individuals to abide by the law and reduce future misconduct. The information you provided us will continue to be available internally within the FCC to inform the Commission's enforcement and policymaking processes. Thank you for your help in furthering the FCC's mission on behalf of consumers. View Freedom Watch FCC Complaint Against CNN www.freedomwatchusa.org/pdf/170217-FCC%20Complaint%20E-Signed.pdf

Tourismus-Bilanz 2016: Neuer Gästerekord ? Übernachtungen nahezu unverändert

Mainz. 23. Februar 2017. (mediap). Die rheinland-pfälzische Tourismusbranche konnte 2016 im vierten Jahr in Folge mehr Besucherinnen und Besucher begrüßen. Nach Angaben des Statistischen Landesamtes in Bad Ems übernachteten 9,60 Millionen Gäste im Land; das waren 1,8 Prozent mehr als im Jahr 2015, das den bisherigen Höchststand markierte.

 

Die Übernachtungszahlen überschritten zum zweiten Mal die 25-Millionen-Grenze. Mit 25,02 Millionen Übernachtungen wurde das Rekordergebnis aus dem Jahr zuvor allerdings knapp verfehlt (minus 0,2 Prozent).

 

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