Friday, September 30, 2016
Wall Street rallies, led by Deutsche Bank, financials
Demand Protection for Family of Disappeared Man (Mexico: UA 304/13)
The relative of a disappeared young man in Mexico has been assaulted and threatened in an apparent attempt to stop him and his family from campaigning on their case. In July the authorities withdrew police protection for the family, days after another relative visited Canada to campaign with Amnesty International. Existing protection measures are inadequate as they failed to prevent the latest attack.
September 30, 2016
The relative of a disappeared young man in Mexico has been assaulted and threatened in an apparent attempt to stop him and his family from campaigning on their case. In July the authorities withdrew police protection for the family, days after another relative visited Canada to campaign with Amnesty International.
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Weekly Comic: Will Deutsche Bank collapse and take down the European banking system with it?
Good News! - Homa Hoodfar Freed After Global Campaign (Iran: UA 137/16)
Canadian-Irish-Iranian citizen Dr Homa Hoodfar, a prominent professor of anthropology, was released on 26 September and flown out of Iran to Oman. She had been detained in solitary confinement in Tehran's Evin Prison since her arbitrary arrest on 6 June.
September 29, 2016
Canadian-Irish-Iranian citizen Dr Homa Hoodfar, a prominent professor of anthropology, was released on 26 September and flown out of Iran to Oman. She had been detained in solitary confinement in Tehran's Evin Prison since her arbitrary arrest on 6 June.
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
OPEC agrees modest oil output curbs in first deal since 2008
Help Halt Execution Of Person With Mental Disability (Pakistan: UA 222/16)
Imdad Ali, a death row prisoner with a mental disability, is at imminent risk of execution. He was convicted of the murder of a religious teacher in 2002. In 2012, he was diagnosed with “paranoid schizophrenia”. International law clearly prohibits the use of the death penalty against people with mental or intellectual disabilities.
September 28, 2016
Imdad Ali, a death row prisoner with a mental disability, is at imminent risk of execution. He was convicted of the murder of a religious teacher in 2002. In 2012, he was diagnosed with “paranoid schizophrenia”. International law clearly prohibits the use of the death penalty against people with mental or intellectual disabilities.
Help Release Azamn Journalists Sentenced To Prison (Oman: UA 206/16)
An Omani court of first instance issued its verdict on 26 September against three journalists from the daily Azamn newspaper. Two of the journalists received three-year prison sentences and the third a one-year prison sentence. The court also upheld a government order to permanently close the Azamn newspaper.
September 28, 2016
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
U.S. CB consumer confidence unexpectedly hits 9-year high in September
Oil down 3 pct as Saudi, Iran dash hopes for an Algiers deal
Help Ensure Safety Of Papuan Activist After Abduction Attempt (Indonesia: UA 218/16)
On 24 September, men in plain clothes attempted to abduct Papuan political activist Agustinus Aud at his home in Sorong, West Papua Province. He has been very active organising peaceful demonstrations to criticise Indonesian policies in Papua.
September 27, 2016
On 24 September, men in plain clothes attempted to abduct Papuan political activist Agustinus Aud at his home in Sorong, West Papua Province.
Monday, September 26, 2016
Asia stocks, Mexico peso bounce as markets score debate for Clinton
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Crude Oil Futures - Weekly Outlook: September 26 - 30
Friday, September 23, 2016
Oil slumps 3 percent on report Saudis do not see output deal
How To Not Fail!
Motivation is the key to success. And sometimes I firmly believe we need to be inspired again, as in, refueled with reminders of what it means to be motivated. So sometimes, in my darkest hours, I watch videos which inspire me. This video is an old favorite I lean on. It is called “why do we fail?” It pumps me up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgmVOuLgFB0 You control whether you succeed or whether you fail. It is your choice. And know this, if you give yourself no option to fail, you won't.
From everyone here at Check Issuing, we wish you the absolute best weekend! Enjoy it! Get outside, get some sunshine if at all possible. Enjoy friends and family.
More motivation: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Mi9kngbsipuRXo9eDEcZwBjMy2MY358cX-iV2zXrv9w
Google slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Mi9kngbsipuRXo9eDEcZwBjMy2MY358cX-iV2zXrv9w/edit?usp=sharing
Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oDF6XFzRenIUUHvkoFEbIZnsI7DByoFjV6uFfGxzOhw/edit?usp=sharing
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Help Release Chronically Ill Falun Gong Practitioner (China: UA 216/16)
Falun Gong practitioner Chen Huixia was unable to stand or walk after being tortured, according to a fellow detainee. Suffering from chronic illness and poor health, she currently has no access to her family or a lawyer.
September 23, 2016
Falun Gong practitioner Chen Huixia was unable to stand or walk after being tortured, according to a fellow detainee. Suffering from chronic illness and poor health, she currently has no access to her family or a lawyer.Chen Huixia, along with eight other Falun Gong practitioners, was taken away by police in Shijiazhuang Municipality, Hebei Province, on 3 June 2016.
Help Release Artist Brothers on Hunger Strike (Iran: UA 41/16)
Iranian musician Mehdi Rajabian and his filmmaker brother Hossein Rajabian began serving their three-year prison terms on 4 June. They are prisoners of conscience. Yousef Emadi, who had been arrested and put on trial with them, remains at liberty.
September 23, 2016
Iranian brothers Mehdi Rajabian and Hossein Rajabian began
a hunger strike on 8 September in protest at the authorities' refusal to allow them medical leave, as well as the decision to separate the brothers into different sections of Tehran's Evin Prison. The health of both prisoners of conscience has deteriorated.Thursday, September 22, 2016
Weekly Comic: Yellen continues to master market expectations, while Kuroda falls flat on his face
Good News! – Cambodian Housing Rights Defender Released (Cambodia: UA 175/16)
Two Cambodian housing rights defenders were tried and convicted on 22 August for “insult of a public official”. While Bov Sophea has been released, Tep Vanny remains in detention, serving a six-month sentence for charges related to a 2011 protest, and under investigation for separate charges linked to a 2013 protest.
September 22, 2016
Two Cambodian housing rights defenders were tried and convicted on 22 August for “insult of a public official”. While Bov Sophea has been released, Tep Vanny remains in detention, serving a six-month sentence for charges related to a 2011 protest, and under investigation for separate charges linked to a 2013 protest.
Help Stop Attacks on Migrant-Supportive Soup Kitchen (Mexico: 217/16)
A soup kitchen for Mexican and Central American migrants has been vandalized in the northern Mexican city of Nogales, on the US border. Staff members had previously reported receiving death threats and having electronics stolen. The attacks could be a reprisal for their complaints of kidnappings against migrants in the area. The lives of staff and volunteers, as well as the migrants who use the soup kitchen, could be at risk.
September 22, 2016
A soup kitchen for Mexican and Central American migrants has been vandalized in the northern Mexican city of Nogales, on the US border. Staff members had previously reported receiving death threats and having electronics stolen. The attacks could be a reprisal for their complaints of kidnappings against migrants in the area.
Help Release Kashmiri Human Rights Defender from Arbitrary Detention (India: UA 215/16)
Khurram Parvez, a prominent Kashmiri human rights defender, has been placed in administrative detention a day after a court ordered his release on 20 September. He was previously prevented from flying to the UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva without any official explanation and arrested on 16 September.
September 22, 2016
Khurram Parvez, a prominent Kashmiri human rights defender, has been placed in administrative detention a day after a court ordered his release on 20 September.
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Fed keeps rates steady, signals one hike by end of year
Help Protect Máxima Acuña and Her Family From Harassment and Attacks (Peru: UA 182/13)
Máxima Acuña and her family, subsistence farmers in northern Peru, have reported acts of harassment and physical attacks against them by security personnel from the Yanacocha mining company. They are in an ongoing legal dispute against the mining company over the ownership of a plot of land where the family lives.
September 21, 2016
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
NYMEX crude gains in Asia as API reports surprise draw in stocks
Help Stop Extrajudicial Executions (Philippines: UA 186/16)
Approximately 3000 people have been killed by police and unknown vigilantes in the Philippines since President Duterte came into power on 30 June. Many may amount to extrajudicial executions. The President has vowed that the killings will continue.
September 20, 2016
Monday, September 19, 2016
Gundlach says Fed to include 'hawkish no-hike' language
Help Protect Missing Journalist (Burundi: UA 183/16)
Burundian journalist, Jean Bigirimana, is still missing, two months after he was reported to have been arrested by security forces outside the capital, Bujumbura. Attempts by his family and employer Iwacu newspaper to find him have been unsuccessful.
September 19, 2016
Burundian journalist, Jean Bigirimana, is still missing, two months after he was reported to have been arrested by security forces outside the capital, Bujumbura.
Help Halt Execution of 13 Men (Japan: UA 213/16)
Thirteen members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult are now at risk of execution in Japan, following the conclusion of the trials of other cult members. The 13 men were found guilty of and sentenced to death for carrying out a deadly sarin gas attack in the Tokyo subway in 1995 and other illegal activities. Their executions could be carried out at any moment.
September 19, 2016
Thirteen members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult are now at risk of execution in Japan, following the conclusion of the trials of other cult members. The 13 men were found guilty of and sentenced to death for carrying out a deadly sarin gas attack in the Tokyo subway in 1995 and other illegal activities.
Help Save 13 Men From Execution (Japan: UA 213/16)
Thirteen members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult are now at risk of execution in Japan, following the conclusion of the trials of other cult members. The 13 men were found guilty of and sentenced to death for carrying out a deadly sarin gas attack in the Tokyo subway in 1995 and other illegal activities. Their executions could be carried out at any moment.
September 19, 2016
Thirteen members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult are now at risk of execution in Japan, following the conclusion of the trials of other cult members. The 13 men were found guilty of and sentenced to death for carrying out a deadly sarin gas attack in the Tokyo subway in 1995 and other illegal activities.
Saturday, September 17, 2016
OPEC chief: Algiers meeting not for 'decision making': Algerian state media
Friday, September 16, 2016
Help Provide Urgent Medical Care for Imprisoned IT Expert (Iran: UA 123/16)
The trial of Nizar Zakka, a Lebanese national and permanent US resident held in detention in Tehran's Evin Prison since September 2015, has concluded after two brief sessions before Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran. His health is deteriorating but the authorities are denying him access to medical care.
September 16, 2016
buzzfeedlgbt: This Mom Is Thanking A Girls' Clothing Store For...
This Mom Is Thanking A Girls' Clothing Store For Making Her Gender-Nonconforming Child Feel Welcome (x)
In her post, Sirois explained that her 10-year-old had been wanting to shop at Justice, a chain that markets its clothing as “just for girls,” since he was 4. Often he ended up enviously watching his older sister shop there.
One of the store's managers, Stephnie, assured the family that “everyone is welcome at Justice.” Sirois wrote that on the Friday afternoon they arrived at the store, her son's eyes were “huge and overwhelmed with possibilities.”
Help Secure Access to Urgent Medical Care for Jailed IT Expert (Iran: UA 123/16)
The trial of Nizar Zakka, a Lebanese national and permanent US resident held in detention in Tehran's Evin Prison since September 2015, has concluded after two brief sessions before Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran. His health is deteriorating but the authorities are denying him access to medical care.
September 16, 2016
Help Protect Human Rights Defender From Defamation Suit (Indonesia: UA 211/16)
I Wayan Suardana, a prominent human rights defender in Bali, is facing a defamation suit for posting mocking statements on his Twitter account against supporters of a large-scale land reclamation project in Benoa Bay, in southern Bali by a commercial developer.
September 16, 2016
I Wayan Suardana, a prominent human rights defender in Bali, is facing a defamation suit for posting mocking statements on his Twitter account against supporters of a large-scale land reclamation project in Benoa Bay, in southern Bali by a commercial developer.
On 15 August, I Wayan “Gendo” Suardana, a human rights defender from WALHI (Friends of the Earth Indonesia), was reported by activists from a mass organization with political affiliations, Pospera (Posko Perjuangan Rakyat or
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Help Release Prisoner of Conscience With Tumor (Viet Nam: UA 284/15)
Prisoner of conscience Trần Thị Thúy's health has seriously deteriorated since being diagnosed with a tumour in April 2015. Prison authorities continue to deny her proper medical treatment unless she confesses to the crimes for which she was convicted.
September 15, 2016
Prisoner of conscience Trần Thị Thúy's health has seriously deteriorated since being diagnosed with a tumour in April 2015. Prison authorities continue to deny her proper medical treatment unless she confesses to the crimes for which she was convicted.
Fed September rate hike odds drop to 9% after retail sales
Help Release Fadhel Abbas (Bahrain: UA 142/15)
Bahrain's High Court of Appeals has set 26 October as the date on which it will issue its verdict in the case against political activist and prisoner of conscience Fadhel Abbas. He is serving a five-year prison sentence on the charge of “spreading false information that could damage military operations of Bahrain and its allies and calling for resistance”.
September 15, 2016
Bahrain's High Court of Appeals has set 26 October as the date on which it will issue its verdict in the case against political activist and prisoner of conscience Fadhel Abbas. He is serving a five-year prison sentence on the charge of “spreading false information that could damage military operations of Bahrain and its allies and calling for resistance”.
Help Release Tran Thi Thuy (Viet Nam: UA 284/15)
Prisoner of conscience Trần Thị Thúy's health has seriously deteriorated since being diagnosed with a tumour in April 2015. Prison authorities continue to deny her proper medical treatment unless she confesses to the crimes for which she was convicted.
September 15, 2016
Prisoner of conscience Trần Thị Thúy's health has seriously deteriorated since being diagnosed with a tumour in April 2015. Prison authorities continue to deny her proper medical treatment unless she confesses to the crimes for which she was convicted.